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Tom Cotton: In hindsight, I think it is clear that Congress overshot the mark trying to prevent another Bernie Madoff-style scandal.

On the recordJune 25, 2018
In hindsight, I think it is clear that Congress overshot the mark trying to prevent another Bernie Madoff-style scandal.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton discusses unintended consequences of Dodd-Frank on small broker-dealers.

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