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David Schweikert: “One of the most painful things, Mr. Chairman, when I first got elected, I was blessed to be on the Financial Services…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2015
One of the most painful things, Mr. Chairman, when I first got elected, I was blessed to be on the Financial Services Committee, and I spent that summer trying to read every word of the Dodd-Frank legislation. What you learn is, even reading the legislation, you don't understand all it is going to do because it refers to this agency will make this rule set, this regulator will create this rule set--you start to realize that 2,300 pages is taller than I am--and it is still coming. Mr. Chairman, what percentage of the rule set is finished so far?
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona
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Jul 22, 2015

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