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Jeb Hensarling: Like most of the other 400 rules in the Dodd-Frank Act, the Volcker Rule is aimed at Wall Street, but hits Main Street…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2014
Like most of the other 400 rules in the Dodd-Frank Act, the Volcker Rule is aimed at Wall Street, but hits Main Street, and regrettably people like Joseph and William and Tina have become collateral damage.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling criticizes the Volcker Rule for negatively impacting everyday Americans.

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