Political Quotes

On the recordJune 18, 2013
It is hard for me to believe that you cannot prevent that kind of abuse under your existing authority.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal questions the adequacy of existing regulatory authority to prevent abuses.

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