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Brad Sherman: The people think that the most important institutions at the national level are the President and Congress. I believe…

On the recordJuly 20, 2021
The people think that the most important institutions at the national level are the President and Congress. I believe that they are the Federal Reserve, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and the bond rating agencies.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman argues that the Federal Reserve and bond rating agencies are crucial national institutions.

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