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Sherrod Brown: “Wall Street allies in Congress, and there are far too many of them, are trying to cut funding because they do not like…”

On the recordNovember 30, 2011
Wall Street allies in Congress, and there are far too many of them, are trying to cut funding because they do not like the idea of greater oversight and transparency of these markets.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Criticizing Congress members for opposing funding for financial oversight.

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