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On the recordMarch 16, 2016
If the market is absolutely failed, then I think there actually is a role for Congress to step in and put some kind of price limits.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse suggests Congress may need to impose price limits if the market fails.

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