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Dick Durbin: If they don’t pay for insurance, if they don’t have serious regulation, the American taxpayers should not bail them out.

On the recordJuly 29, 2026
If they don’t pay for insurance, if they don’t have serious regulation, the American taxpayers should not bail them out.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing taxpayer protection in crypto industry.

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