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Dick Durbin: “The lack of regulation in derivatives helped cause the financial crisis that we underwent.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
The lack of regulation in derivatives helped cause the financial crisis that we underwent.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the need for regulation in derivatives to prevent financial crises.

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