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Peter Welch: “I happen to think that the failure to have regulation caused a lot of harm.”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
I happen to think that the failure to have regulation caused a lot of harm.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Welch emphasizes the necessity of regulation in preventing financial harm.

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