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Peter Welch: “We commend the Congress for the reforms that it included in the 2008 Close the Enron Loophole Act.”

On the recordMarch 30, 2011
We commend the Congress for the reforms that it included in the 2008 Close the Enron Loophole Act.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Welch acknowledges Congress's efforts in reforming energy trading regulations.

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