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On the recordSeptember 20, 2022
I'm amazed at how consistent that your industry is; when you come to us, it is almost always with some elaborate set of logic to try to convince us that you should be allowed to lever out more.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Foster critiques the banking industry's persistent requests for higher leverage.

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