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Maxine Waters: “Unfortunately, this proposal follows a Republican roadmap we have seen too often on this committee: First, find a…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2014
Unfortunately, this proposal follows a Republican roadmap we have seen too often on this committee: First, find a regulator charged with withholding Wall Street accountable or routing out the risky behavior that led to the worst economic crisis in 80 years.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters outlines a pattern of targeting regulators to weaken accountability.

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