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Bob Menendez: I do not quite understand that community banks that were not the cause of the challenges we face get hit at the same…

On the recordJuly 22, 2009
I do not quite understand that community banks that were not the cause of the challenges we face get hit at the same rate as entities that did create some of those risks.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez questions the fairness of regulations affecting community banks.

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