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On the recordMarch 6, 2013
In your opinion, how many billions of dollars do you have to launder for drug lords before somebody says, 'We are shutting you down'?
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren seeks clarity on thresholds for shutting down banks involved in money laundering.

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