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Jeb Hensarling: “Unfortunately, Dodd-Frank continued the long-term goal of many to essentially turn the banks into utilities backed by…”

On the recordJune 25, 2013
Unfortunately, Dodd-Frank continued the long-term goal of many to essentially turn the banks into utilities backed by the government that regulators can control and use to fund the government and allocate resources to their favorite constituencies.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Criticism of Dodd-Frank's impact on banks and government control.

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