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David Vitter: “How can the Fed adopt a rule that ignores specific statutory language?”

On the recordJuly 16, 2012
How can the Fed adopt a rule that ignores specific statutory language?
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Vitter questions the Fed's authority to overlook statutory requirements in rulemaking.

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