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On the recordMay 10, 2012
The danger would be none of this is $2 billion, but if they lost so much that they couldn't pay their debts, that's why I say we begin with the requirement they keep more capital.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Barney Frank discusses the potential risks of JPMorgan's financial losses and the need for stricter capital requirements.

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