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Rick Perry

I mean, Dodd-Frank is strangling small community banks. It doesn't make any difference what the interest rate is. They're not - they're not going to loan the money because they can't make any money for one thing plus the cost of compliance.

Rick Perry

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Rick Perry is saying that small community banks are struggling because the rules set by Dodd-Frank are too expensive and complicated for them to handle. As a result, these banks are unwilling to lend money since they can't earn enough profit after paying the costs required to follow the regulations.

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