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Mary Landrieu: “The last thing that I am going to do is sit here as the Chair of this Committee and allow the sort of overseer and…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
The last thing that I am going to do is sit here as the Chair of this Committee and allow the sort of overseer and regulator of the SBA do the same thing that some of the regulators are doing to small business banks, and you will absolutely shut down all lending in the country, which just about happened.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu emphasizes the need for regulatory balance to avoid hindering small business lending.

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