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Elizabeth Warren: “So after the 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act to put more cops on the beat and prevent Wall…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2021
So after the 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act to put more cops on the beat and prevent Wall Street from wrecking our economy again.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren explains the purpose of the Dodd-Frank Act post-2008 financial crisis.

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