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On the recordDecember 31, 2007
In early 2008, Chairman Reed very appropriately wrote the accounting standard setters citing concerns about the accounting standards for off balance sheet debt.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed expressed concerns about accounting standards allowing companies to conceal debts from investors.

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