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Sherrod Brown: “Americans count on our markets to provide for their futures. But for too long, our markets and financial regulators have…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
Americans count on our markets to provide for their futures. But for too long, our markets and financial regulators have answered to the interests of the powerful few on Wall Street--big banks, private fund managers, and corporate executives, looking to keep profits for themselves instead of investing in their workers, and in innovation, and in American prosperity.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Sherrod Brown criticizes Wall Street's influence over financial regulations.

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