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On the recordDecember 12, 2012
I think we have all taken note of Chairman Volcker's statements that, number one, proprietary trading in commercial banks was not central to the crisis.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling emphasizes Volcker's view on proprietary trading's role in the financial crisis.

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