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Jack Reed: “I think myself I would prefer it to be the Federal Reserve, but whichever--does have, I think, the need to look across…”

On the recordAugust 3, 2009
I think myself I would prefer it to be the Federal Reserve, but whichever--does have, I think, the need to look across our whole financial sector.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed advocates for the Federal Reserve as a systemic regulator.

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