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On the recordAugust 3, 2009
several big banks have come here and argued before the Committee that we shouldn't have a Consumer Financial Protection Agency because it is bad to separate safety and soundness regulations from consumer protection regulations.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez critiques banks opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

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