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Al Green: “So what we are trying to do is give the American public the same level of confidence in these mega-institutions that we…”

On the recordApril 15, 2013
So what we are trying to do is give the American public the same level of confidence in these mega-institutions that we have given in banks by using the FDIC.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Green emphasizes the goal of Dodd-Frank to instill public confidence in large financial institutions.

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