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Richard Shelby: It was not so much the failure of a regulatory system, although things need to be fixed, as it was a failure of…

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
It was not so much the failure of a regulatory system, although things need to be fixed, as it was a failure of regulators to act.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Pointing out that regulatory inaction contributed to financial issues.

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