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Rachel Walden: “We're not a fourth branch of government. We shouldn't be…”

Featuring: Rachel Walden, Republican | Arizona Corporation Commission

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AZ Votes Debate: Republican candidates for Corporation Commission | Apr. 4, 2024

Published | Video Starts at 40:24

But then they're reviewing it every couple of years to keep it current, looking at what's going to be best for the ratepayer. And that's what we're statutorily tasked with is protecting the ratepayer. We're not a fourth branch of government. We shouldn't be writing policy and laws. We can let the legislature do that. There's 90 people downtown that can do that. You have five people on the commission. You only need three people to pass something. (40:24–40:29)

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Asserts that the commission should not act as a legislative body by writing policies and laws.

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