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On the recordMay 31, 2012
Now what I am concerned about, Chairman Ryan, and others, is that there is too much of a faith that markets are going to correct themselves.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman expresses concern over reliance on market self-correction without regulation.

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