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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
It was literally the only opportunity that we have had to offer an alternative to respond to the complete absence by our Democratic counterparts to address the issues at all in the now sacrosanct Dodd-Frank Act.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling criticizes Democrats for not addressing issues in the Dodd-Frank Act.

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