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On the recordDecember 2, 2013
The Dodd-Frank Act's passage by Congress was an acknowledgment of the fact that insufficient regulation led to the problem of so-called 'Too Big to Fail' financial institutions.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen discusses the necessity of Dodd-Frank due to past financial crises.

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