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Jack Reed: “In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, many have decried too big to fail, but there may be a more immediate…”

On the recordApril 5, 2011
In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, many have decried too big to fail, but there may be a more immediate problem: too big or too complicated or too powerful to be audited.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Jack Reed emphasizes the need for effective auditing post-financial crisis.

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