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Jeb Hensarling: “FSOC is about one thing: increasing Washington's control over the U.S. economy, thus curtailing both economic freedom…”

On the recordMay 19, 2014
FSOC is about one thing: increasing Washington's control over the U.S. economy, thus curtailing both economic freedom and economic prosperity.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling criticizes FSOC for increasing government control over the economy.

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