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Ed Markey: “I think the U.S. learned the lessons of the importance of a strong regulator and a separate regulator in the 1970's.”

On the recordSeptember 8, 2014
I think the U.S. learned the lessons of the importance of a strong regulator and a separate regulator in the 1970's.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the importance of regulatory lessons learned in the U.S.

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