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Elizabeth Warren: “I think that Congress was smart when they put a lot of tools in the toolbox.”

On the recordJuly 13, 2011
I think that Congress was smart when they put a lot of tools in the toolbox.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren supports the variety of regulatory tools available to Congress.

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