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Ed Royce: “If we are going to assume that you have special powers-- shouldn't we at least assume that you would be able to get to…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2012
If we are going to assume that you have special powers-- shouldn't we at least assume that you would be able to get to the bottom of a leverage ratio and enforce it?
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Ed Royce
Republican · California

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Royce questions regulators' ability to manage leverage ratios effectively.

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