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Barney Frank: “I do think there is a tendency for an overreach by the FSOC. I do not think straightforward insurance companies or money…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2015
I do think there is a tendency for an overreach by the FSOC. I do not think straightforward insurance companies or money managers should be covered and regulated as SIFIs.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Barney Frank expresses concern about FSOC overreach regarding insurance companies and money managers.

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