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On the recordJuly 17, 2012
the scandals still keep coming, and public trust in the integrity of the financial system, I think is at an end.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters expresses concern over ongoing scandals affecting public trust in banks post-Dodd-Frank.

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