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Wendy Sherman: The Financial Services bill contains quite a number of noncontroversial provisions that will improve Dodd-Frank, and we…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2015
The Financial Services bill contains quite a number of noncontroversial provisions that will improve Dodd-Frank, and we could improve our economy today and have a bill on the President's desk by the end of the month. But no, the majority has structured this to force Democrats to vote against nearly a dozen good provisions so that they can say, look at those Democrats; they won't help the economy. They are playing politics instead of legislating. It is morally wrong. Vote ``no'' on the rule.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jan 13, 2015

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