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Rashida Tlaib: “I know the OCC has proceeded to move forward and really, I believe, overstepped its authority by determining what a bank…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2020
I know the OCC has proceeded to move forward and really, I believe, overstepped its authority by determining what a bank is or removing that authority from Congress to determine ultimately, again, what is in the best interest of the American people.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib criticizes the OCC for overstepping its authority regarding banking definitions.

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