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Maxine Waters: “I am so pleased to hear that, because what we heard constantly yesterday was that you do not.”

On the recordNovember 3, 2015
I am so pleased to hear that, because what we heard constantly yesterday was that you do not.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters responds positively to Yellen's commitment to tailoring supervisory approaches.

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