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Darrell Issa: “I do rise to oppose the Dodd-Frank bill, and I do so because I don't believe that it will preclude another meltdown and…”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
I do rise to oppose the Dodd-Frank bill, and I do so because I don't believe that it will preclude another meltdown and another crisis. I don't do that because I am an expert on the financial system. I am not. ... I appreciate Chairman Frank's offering for a separate bill to make up for the fact that the transparency and data issues that I worked for 2 weeks to put in this bill, because they were rejected by the Senate, we will have to send them again and hope that the Senate is more benevolent when we simply ask these agencies to have data standards that allow for the kinds of transparency among the regulators that will in fact see reckless behavior ahead of time, or at least allow us to know the underlying value of assets when the markets begin to melt.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California
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govinfo.gov
Jun 30, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker opposes the Dodd-Frank bill, expressing concerns about its effectiveness in preventing future financial crises.

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