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On the recordJuly 9, 2012
I just feel really strange about community banks being roped into these antics of my friends on the opposite side of the aisle.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters expresses discomfort over community banks being affected by Dodd-Frank repeal efforts.

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