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On the recordJuly 22, 2014
The only other thing you can do is--and I thought Mr. Perlmutter's questions were right--we want to keep them from failing.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank emphasizes the importance of preventing bank failures.

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