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On the recordJune 14, 2010
I think there is a role for the Department of Justice in protecting the Government of the United States against regulatory capture.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the importance of DOJ in preventing regulatory capture.

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