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On the recordJanuary 9, 2024
AIG was famously referred to, if I remember correctly, by the Republican Federal Reserve Chair, Ben Bernanke, as a, 'healthy and well-run insurance company with a hedge fund grafted onto it.'
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Martin Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster discusses the risks posed by AIG and the importance of regulation.

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