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Jeb Hensarling: The great public policy tragedy of the financial crisis was not that Washington failed to prevent the crisis, but…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2014
The great public policy tragedy of the financial crisis was not that Washington failed to prevent the crisis, but instead that Washington helped cause it.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

He argues that government actions contributed to the financial crisis.

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