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On the recordMarch 27, 2023
I have talked to a lot of bankers who said if this would have happened before Dodd-Frank the regulations would have stopped this from happening.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana
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Tester reflects on the effectiveness of regulations prior to Dodd-Frank.

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