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Barack Obama: The fact is, the financial industry is central to our Nation's ability to grow, to prosper, to compete, and to innovate.

On the recordJuly 20, 2010
The fact is, the financial industry is central to our Nation's ability to grow, to prosper, to compete, and to innovate.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on Signing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

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