Richard Shelby actually said...

There has been widespread criticism of a lot of those rules on grounds that they will undermine the competitiveness of the U.S. financial system without making it any safer.

Context

Shelby critiques new regulations imposed by Gensler, questioning their impact on financial competitiveness.

09/21/2011

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