Maxine Waters actually said...

Of course, the purpose of trying to rewrite the causes of the crisis I believe could only serve to undermine the Dodd-Frank Act and return the financial services industry to a nostalgic age of unchecked predatory lending, leverage, and risk.

Context

Waters warns against undermining the Dodd-Frank Act, emphasizing the risks of unchecked lending.

02/15/2011

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