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Jack Reed: “In early 2008, Chairman Reed very appropriately wrote the accounting standard setters citing concerns about the…”

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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