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On the recordNovember 13, 2013
But the truth is, if the regulators had done their jobs and reigned in the banks, we would not need to be talking about quantitative easing because we could have avoided the 2008 crisis altogether.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes regulators for failing to prevent the 2008 financial crisis.

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