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On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
To fact-check some of this gloomy rhetoric I ask that you provide some brief responses to the following questions:
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters challenges claims about Dodd-Frank's negative economic impact.

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