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On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
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.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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

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