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Jeff Merkley: “So often, we are coming into the story down the road when it has exploded.”

On the recordNovember 15, 2010
So often, we are coming into the story down the road when it has exploded.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley emphasizes the need for early analysis of systemic risks in financial institutions.

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