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Richard Shelby: “Did it ever occur to you or Chairman Gensler... that you could possibly overregulate an economy or the derivatives…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
Did it ever occur to you or Chairman Gensler... that you could possibly overregulate an economy or the derivatives market?
Said by
Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby raises concerns about the risks of overregulation in the derivatives market.

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