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Barack Obama: the United States needs to play a leadership role in lifting our global regulatory standards to ensure there is a global…

On the recordSeptember 29, 2009
the United States needs to play a leadership role in lifting our global regulatory standards to ensure there is a global race to the top.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama highlighted the importance of U.S. leadership in global financial regulation.

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