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On the recordJune 17, 2009
I think I have a ways to go to see the Fed as the right place to set capital adequacy rules.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley expresses skepticism about the Fed's role in setting capital rules.

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