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On the recordNovember 14, 2018
The Fed's responsibility and Vice Chairman Quarles' job is, as we know, to ensure that the economy works for average Americans--that if you work hard, you can get ahead; that Wall Street does not again crash the financial system and squander the pensions that families worked their whole lives to earn; and that banks cannot cheat workers out of their hard-earned savings; and that executives are held accountable when they break the law.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Brown emphasizes the Fed's role in protecting average Americans and preventing financial crises.

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