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On the recordJuly 16, 2019
The reason we are here, and that you even have this opportunity to pursue it, is because the Federal Reserve has failed to offer Americans an equitable, reliable, efficient, safe, and secure system to access and move their money.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley critiques the Federal Reserve's failure in providing a reliable financial system.

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