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On the recordMarch 23, 2009
You would have to give them an 'F.' You would have to give them an 'F' if you were a teacher on their ability to regulate the banks.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Shelby criticizes the Federal Reserve's regulatory performance during the banking crisis.

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