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Mike Crapo: “And if that is the case, I believe, and I do not want to speak for him, but I believe Mr. Edmonds in the first panel…”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
And if that is the case, I believe, and I do not want to speak for him, but I believe Mr. Edmonds in the first panel indicated that that increased margin requirement would be a cost on end user transactions that would not necessarily be justified by any appropriate increase in safety and soundness.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Crapo reflects on Edmonds' statement regarding unjustified costs from increased margin requirements.

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