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On the recordMay 17, 2017
If we had that kind of transparency out of the financial system where at a certain level that information became available, I think it would be a disincentive all over the world for those involved in bad governance.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks emphasizes the need for transparency to combat bad governance globally.

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