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On the recordJune 22, 2023
In fact, you now hold the record, in a single year the FDIC has been forced to rescue more giant failed banks on your watch than any Fed chair in American history.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes Powell for the high number of bank failures during his tenure.

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