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On the recordMay 7, 2012
I think that has reflected well on what they have done and again, suggestions that there was something untoward going on haven't been proven true.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank defends the Federal Reserve's transparency and dismisses conspiracy theories about its operations.

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