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On the recordMarch 16, 2009
The circumstances that permitted AIG's securities lending operation to potentially threaten the solvency of several of its insurance companies and their counterparties suggests that our regulatory system has not been keeping up with developments in the market.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Shelby points out regulatory failures highlighted by AIG's issues.

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