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Richard Shelby: “But it sure did not make them any stronger, did it?”

On the recordJune 29, 2011
But it sure did not make them any stronger, did it?
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Senator Shelby reflects on the effectiveness of trust preferred securities during the financial crisis.

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