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Barack Obama: “These reforms will make clear that banking entities must focus on their customers, and not on proprietary trading or…”

On the recordJune 26, 2010
These reforms will make clear that banking entities must focus on their customers, and not on proprietary trading or hedge fund or private equity investments.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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G-20 Toronto Summit: U.S. Financial Reform and the G-20 Leaders' Agenda

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