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Brad Sherman: “Transparency is good, but insufficient. We see clearly, transparently, that the Federal Government was screwed out of…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2009
Transparency is good, but insufficient. We see clearly, transparently, that the Federal Government was screwed out of $78 billion.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman criticizes the lack of accountability for Wall Street's financial gains.

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