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On the recordMarch 10, 2014
I do not agree that the Fed lacks this authority and find its disregard of my clear intent, as the author of Section 171, to be frustrating.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins expresses frustration over the Federal Reserve's interpretation of Section 171.

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