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Barack Obama: “We cannot afford to return to the days of deregulation and lax oversight.”

On the recordNovember 28, 2016
We cannot afford to return to the days of deregulation and lax oversight.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 6392 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016

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