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On the recordMay 11, 2011
It puts in place buffers and safeguards to reduce the chance that another generation will go through a crisis of similar magnitude.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Dodd-Frank Act's role in preventing future financial crises.

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