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Dick Durbin: “Their oversight and their regulation literally protects the savings and futures of American families.”

On the recordJune 1, 2009
Their oversight and their regulation literally protects the savings and futures of American families.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the importance of SEC and CFTC oversight.

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