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On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
Instead of working to strengthen our economy and to bolster the financial system safeguards, some Republicans want to unleash the forces that almost destroyed the economy in the first place.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Criticism of Republicans for wanting to revert to pre-crisis financial practices.

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