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Mike Johanns: “I think they should be regulated to the point, including what we are talking about in derivatives and proprietary…”

On the recordMay 8, 2012
I think they should be regulated to the point, including what we are talking about in derivatives and proprietary trading, that the risk of those institutions failing will be very remote.
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

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Johanns emphasizes the need for regulation to minimize banking failures.

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