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Carl Levin: “Other than they had to operate within the guidelines, they could buy and sell anything they wanted, right?”

On the recordJuly 21, 2014
Other than they had to operate within the guidelines, they could buy and sell anything they wanted, right?
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin clarifies the extent of the bank's trading authority.

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