I think there is a role for the Department of Justice in protecting the Government of the United States against regulatory capture.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “I think there is a role for the Department of Justice in protecting the Government of the United States against…”
On the recordJune 14, 2010
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Whitehouse discusses the importance of DOJ in preventing regulatory capture.
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