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David Schweikert: It is a fairly simple argument. If you want a competitive, robust financial market in our banking world, where…

On the recordApril 14, 2016
It is a fairly simple argument. If you want a competitive, robust financial market in our banking world, where institutions have the ability to survive because of the crushing costs that Dodd-Frank has created. This is a simple, simple bill. It is just a chip off the iceberg that is Dodd-Frank. Think about it in a way that this is the first step to try to create more competition to those big banks that I hear the left rail on day after day. This is a good piece of legislation.
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona
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Apr 14, 2016

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