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Elizabeth Warren: “Our job is to make sure that we do not permit the next failure to happen because it helps short-term bank profits.”

On the recordJune 14, 2017
Our job is to make sure that we do not permit the next failure to happen because it helps short-term bank profits.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the responsibility of regulators to protect taxpayers and prevent bank failures.

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