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John McCain: People are frightened by these events. Our economy, I think, still, the fundamentals of our economy are strong, but…

On the recordSeptember 14, 2008
People are frightened by these events. Our economy, I think, still, the fundamentals of our economy are strong, but these are very, very difficult times. And I promise you, we will never put America in this position again. We will clean up Wall Street. We will reform government.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain acknowledges the fear caused by the financial crisis while asserting the strength of the economy's fundamentals.

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