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Jason Smith: the concentration of financial power and a lack of transparency are not in the long-term interests of our financial…

On the recordMarch 18, 2009
the concentration of financial power and a lack of transparency are not in the long-term interests of our financial system, our economic system or our democracy.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Emphasizes the need for transparency and power distribution in the financial system.

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