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Gregory Meeks: Dodd-Frank came into existence because we wanted to fix the problem so that we would not be where we were.

On the recordJune 18, 2012
Dodd-Frank came into existence because we wanted to fix the problem so that we would not be where we were.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Meeks emphasizes Dodd-Frank's purpose in preventing financial crises.

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