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Chris Coons: short-changing your two agencies, in my view, would be exceedingly irresponsible.

On the recordApril 11, 2016
short-changing your two agencies, in my view, would be exceedingly irresponsible.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes the importance of adequate funding for financial regulators.

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