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On the recordMay 16, 2023
So in 2008, 2009, 2010, there were banks that the Federal Reserve was responsible for that failed, right?
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Senator Scott questions the Federal Reserve's responsibility for bank failures during the financial crisis.

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