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Jeb Hensarling: “Our community financial institutions are critical--critical to our small businesses, the job engine of America, and we…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
Our community financial institutions are critical--critical to our small businesses, the job engine of America, and we have to do more to wring out some of the uncertainty in this system.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling emphasizes the importance of community banks for small businesses and job creation.

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