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Maxine Waters: “I am concerned that if this merger goes forward, it will create yet another megabank that is too big to manage and that…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
I am concerned that if this merger goes forward, it will create yet another megabank that is too big to manage and that poses a risk to our financial system.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters expresses concern over the merger creating a large, unmanageable bank.

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