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Alex Padilla: Sadly, looking good in front of investors and Wall Street seems to trump it all.

On the recordOctober 27, 2021
Sadly, looking good in front of investors and Wall Street seems to trump it all.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Senator Padilla comments on priorities of companies over public interest.

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