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Barney Frank: Dodd-Frank actually said that there is no legal authority to use public money to keep a failing entity in business.

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
Dodd-Frank actually said that there is no legal authority to use public money to keep a failing entity in business.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Dodd-Frank prohibits using public funds for failing financial entities.

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