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Mike Rounds: The average person in our country has a bank balance of around $5,000. And those folks, because of the actions of the…

On the recordMarch 15, 2023
The average person in our country has a bank balance of around $5,000. And those folks, because of the actions of the regulators and this Administration, will now be bailing out those who had balances of $5 million.
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Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota

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Rounds highlights the unfair burden on average Americans due to regulatory failures.

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