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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
if and when people get to the point of proposing things which would fundamentally alter the separation between banking and commerce, that is a judgment for the Congress to make ultimately.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed emphasizes Congress's role in regulating banking and commerce separation.

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