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On the recordMay 7, 2012
I wouldn't say 'sinister.' I don't think the people on the Federal Reserve regional boards... are people of good will, but it has an obvious bias.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank discusses the influence of the financial industry on Federal Reserve appointments.

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