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Elizabeth Warren: “They have plenty of capital and there is no reason to reduce their capital standards here.”

On the recordJune 21, 2017
They have plenty of capital and there is no reason to reduce their capital standards here.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren argues against reducing capital standards for banks.

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