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On the recordNovember 20, 2014
I just think it--is it not ironic that it took a U.S. Senate investigation by Carl Levin to provide the facts that led to this particular case getting handled?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the effectiveness of regulators in uncovering facts about financial misconduct.

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