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On the recordApril 15, 2010
We cannot rely on the regulators. That is obvious from today's hearing, it seems to me.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for Congress to set clear regulations due to regulatory failures.

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