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Jeff Merkley: “But it actually was designed this way, in fact, so it would be accountable, and you have to understand that the reason…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
But it actually was designed this way, in fact, so it would be accountable, and you have to understand that the reason why is because ordinary citizens have very little power compared to the fabulous power concentrated in Wall Street.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley defends the CFPB's design for accountability against Wall Street's influence.

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