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On the recordFebruary 7, 2012
H.R. 1355 goes right at the core of the agency to remove it from the Fed, put it under Treasury, to make it subject to lobbyist pressure.
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

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Scott criticizes H.R. 1355 for undermining the agency's independence.

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