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On the recordApril 7, 2014
How quickly my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have forgotten the loss of millions of American jobs and trillions of dollars of household wealth caused by inadequate regulation.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters highlights the consequences of inadequate regulation following the financial crisis.

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