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Jack Reed: “I am coming to a conviction, that many times these devices are used to avoid regulatory constraints.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
I am coming to a conviction, that many times these devices are used to avoid regulatory constraints.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed expresses concern about derivatives being used to bypass regulations.

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