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Gregory Meeks: But when it comes to protecting our investors and patrolling our securities markets, it seems as though all of a sudden…

On the recordJune 5, 2012
But when it comes to protecting our investors and patrolling our securities markets, it seems as though all of a sudden, my colleagues on the other side become Scrooges.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Meeks criticizes colleagues for opposing investor protection funding.

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