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Tim Scott: “Our regulators were simply asleep at the wheel.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2023
Our regulators were simply asleep at the wheel.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Tim Scott criticizes regulators for failing to act on risky banking practices.

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