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On the recordFebruary 24, 2014
I believe that we here in Congress have begun, in a way, to tempt fate by waiting as long as we have to reauthorize TRIA.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy warns about the risks of delaying TRIA reauthorization.

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