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CQ on Congress, Episode 95

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., are on opposite sides of a push to relax the Dodd-Frank law passed after the 2008 financial crisis. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., are on opposite sides of a push to relax the Dodd-Frank law passed after the 2008 financial crisis. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Shawn Zeller and Doug Sword
Posted March 16, 2018 at 3:32pm

CQ banking reporter Doug Sword explains the state of play as Republicans (and some Democrats) try to relax banking regulations enacted during the Obama administration to safeguard against a repeat of the 2008 financial meltdown.

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