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Maxine Waters: “I believe that OFR will serve as a vital role in supplying our regulators with critical data and analysis that will help…”

On the recordApril 18, 2012
I believe that OFR will serve as a vital role in supplying our regulators with critical data and analysis that will help them monitor systemic risk and ensure that our financial markets are sound.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Supported the Office of Financial Research for its role in monitoring financial risks.

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