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On the recordOctober 16, 2017
But with respect to regulatory agencies, the impression that I have from the discussion is that it is all sort of retrospective, after the fact, that they can go in and make a judgment.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Regulatory agencies seem to act only after breaches occur.

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