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On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
If we basically all agree--and I hope we do--that nothing is too big to fail, and if we have sound regulation, the power, that regulators have the tools to regulate and do their job, safety and soundness trumps.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby emphasizes the importance of regulation to prevent failures of large firms.

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