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Carl Levin: Congress enacted the new law not only to protect consumers and businesses from unreasonable prices...

On the recordNovember 2, 2011
Congress enacted the new law not only to protect consumers and businesses from unreasonable prices...
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin explains the purpose of the Dodd-Frank Act in regulating commodity markets.

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