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On the recordMarch 21, 2012
The so-called goal of the Volcker Rule was designed to limit risks at insured depositories so that banks wouldn't be using Government insured deposit funds to 'gamble' through proprietary trading or fund investing.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey critiques the Volcker Rule's effectiveness in limiting risks for banks.

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