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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
The present system of consumer protection is not designed to be independent or accountable, effective, or balanced. It is designed to fail.
Said by
Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd criticizes the current consumer protection system as ineffective and untrustworthy.

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