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Barney Frank: “The Volcker Rule, and it does it, I believe, in a thoughtful way.”

On the recordDecember 12, 2012
The Volcker Rule, and it does it, I believe, in a thoughtful way.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank supports the Volcker Rule as a thoughtful measure to reduce bank sizes.

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