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Pat Toomey: “I would really seriously question the competence of the FDIC to run JPMorgan Chase or to run Lehman Brothers.”

On the recordJuly 15, 2014
I would really seriously question the competence of the FDIC to run JPMorgan Chase or to run Lehman Brothers.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Senator Toomey doubts the FDIC's ability to manage large banks.

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