We will rue the day in Congress when we were penny-wise and pound-foolish, if we face another crisis.
Dick Durbin: “We will rue the day in Congress when we were penny-wise and pound-foolish, if we face another crisis.”
On the recordApril 11, 2016
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Durbin warns against the consequences of inadequate funding for the CFTC.
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