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On the recordJuly 17, 2013
We are working hard with our colleagues to put the Volcker rule into place, and that will restrict proprietary trading.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke mentions efforts to implement the Volcker rule to limit risky trading by banks.

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