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Ann Wagner: If the financial crisis taught us anything, it was that relying on government regulators in Washington to identify and…

On the recordMarch 27, 2017
If the financial crisis taught us anything, it was that relying on government regulators in Washington to identify and root out systemic risk will always end in failure.
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Ann Wagner
Republican · Missouri

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Wagner emphasizes the failure of government regulators in managing systemic risk.

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