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On the recordJuly 14, 2009
Who in the Federal Government knows the markets well enough to effectively regulate and understand what hedge funds and other firms are doing and the risks they might be creating?
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Jim Bunning
Republican · Kentucky

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Bunning questions the expertise of regulators on hedge fund risks.

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Your job is to protect the investor.

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