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Barack Obama: we must make sure our system of regulations covers appropriate institutions and markets, and is comprehensive and free…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
we must make sure our system of regulations covers appropriate institutions and markets, and is comprehensive and free of gaps, and prevents those being regulated from cherry-picking among competing regulators.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the need for comprehensive financial regulation to prevent regulatory arbitrage.

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