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Jack Reed: “The suggestion that their fields of membership need to change because of climate change does not result from any actual…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2021
The suggestion that their fields of membership need to change because of climate change does not result from any actual risk assessment; it's simply based on politics.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed argues that changes suggested for credit unions are politically motivated rather than based on risk assessments.

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