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Jack Reed: “Eroding investor protections can have a deleterious effect on investor confidence and actually, and ironically, reduce…”

On the recordNovember 30, 2011
Eroding investor protections can have a deleterious effect on investor confidence and actually, and ironically, reduce investment in our capital markets.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed warns against weakening investor protections, which could harm market confidence.

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