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Maxine Waters: “I am pleased you are here this month as we commemorate the 5-year anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
I am pleased you are here this month as we commemorate the 5-year anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Welcoming Chair Yellen and marking the anniversary of Dodd-Frank.

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