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Catherine Cortez Masto: “If confirmed to the position at the Fed, how can we trust you to balance the public interest against the interests of…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2017
If confirmed to the position at the Fed, how can we trust you to balance the public interest against the interests of Wall Street, given the obvious conflicts in your current role?
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning Mr. Quarles about potential conflicts of interest if confirmed to the Fed.

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