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On the recordApril 15, 2010
Where was the Congress in looking at OTS? What was the last time Congress did an oversight hearing on the effectiveness of the OTS or the FDIC prior to this downfall?
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn questions Congress's oversight of regulatory bodies leading up to financial failures.

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