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Elizabeth Warren: “The giant banks want to advance the story that they are over-regulated, but it seems to me that the report yesterday on…”

On the recordApril 13, 2016
The giant banks want to advance the story that they are over-regulated, but it seems to me that the report yesterday on living wills demonstrates that, if anything, today, they continue to be under-regulated.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren argues that banks are still under-regulated despite claims of over-regulation.

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