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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
I do still find it somewhat ironic, somewhat perplexing, and somewhat amusing that we ended up passing the entire Dodd-Frank Act before we even had the conclusions of the Commission in the first place.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling critiques the timing of passing the Dodd-Frank Act before the Commission's findings.

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