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Andy Barr: “I think a strong argument can be made that the Fed's aggressive implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act, that their zealous…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2017
I think a strong argument can be made that the Fed's aggressive implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act, that their zealous supervisory activities, their overregulation arguably, that that has, in fact, diminished economic growth.
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Barr argues that Fed regulations have harmed economic growth.

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