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On the recordDecember 14, 2011
This is an interesting switch. For some time now, I have been hearing my Republican colleagues complain about overregulation.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank notes the irony of Republicans' complaints about regulation amid financial failures.

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