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Richard Blumenthal: “Support for this legislation is support for eliminating the ability of regulators to prevent the next financial crisis.”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Support for this legislation is support for eliminating the ability of regulators to prevent the next financial crisis.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal warns that the legislation undermines regulatory power to avert financial crises.

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