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On the recordDecember 10, 2018
So if that is permitted right now then I am going to raise my hand at the board meeting when the senior vice president for credit administration comes in with this big gobbledygook proposal and says, 'Hey, I like it. That is fascinating but since you can't really tell me it's better, we will just stick with what we are doing now.'
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Expressing skepticism about changing current practices without clear benefits.

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