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On the recordJune 15, 2010
I would say to him it works pretty well in Europe and it is not working very well here for our businesses and for our Federal Government.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin criticizes the lack of effective regulation in the U.S. compared to Europe.

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