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Jack Reed: “Essentially what I think you chose to do was to just kick the can down the road a bit further”

On the recordMay 11, 2011
Essentially what I think you chose to do was to just kick the can down the road a bit further
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed criticizes regulators for delaying necessary actions.

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