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On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
Dodd-Frank is a familiar term. Less familiar is Franken-Wicker, but it was an amendment that Al Franken and I authored.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker discusses the Franken-Wicker amendment related to rating agencies.

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