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Janice Hahn: “I do believe that our second great recession in 2008 really required Congress to step in and protect the consumer.”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2015
I do believe that our second great recession in 2008 really required Congress to step in and protect the consumer.
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Janice Hahn
California

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Hahn defends Dodd-Frank as necessary for consumer protection post-recession.

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