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Pat Toomey: “I know you fully appreciate the importance of this index, how widely used it is for all kinds of transactions and how…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2012
I know you fully appreciate the importance of this index, how widely used it is for all kinds of transactions and how the American financial system--I do not want to say it is dependent on it, but it is totally integrated into this.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey emphasizes the critical role of LIBOR in the financial system.

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