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Elizabeth Warren: “Well, I hope we both agree that the only thing that Treasury would be doing appropriately would be trying to enforce the…”

On the recordJune 3, 2013
Well, I hope we both agree that the only thing that Treasury would be doing appropriately would be trying to enforce the law and making sure that the banks are enforcing these sanctions and not worrying about the atmospherics around that.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the importance of enforcing sanctions over political considerations.

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