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Pat Toomey: “Of course, banks are afraid to make loans, because of the regulators hanging over their shoulders.”

On the recordJune 20, 2011
Of course, banks are afraid to make loans, because of the regulators hanging over their shoulders.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey discusses how regulatory pressure is affecting bank lending.

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