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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
No, this wasn't hurried because of Chris Dodd; this was hurried because a whole range of people, beginning with Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke, the Bush appointees who initiated our efforts here, said you really need to get this done quickly; because we were told by the financial community correctly that uncertainty was a problem and to prolong this for another year or so would have added to that uncertainty.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano explains urgency in financial decisions due to uncertainty in the market.

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