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On the recordMay 4, 2023
SVB, Signature Bank, and First Republic all lobbied Congress to weaken the guardrails, preventing them from making risky bets with depositors' money.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren accuses banks of lobbying Congress to weaken regulations that protect depositors.

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