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On the recordMay 31, 2012
I don't want anybody to get hurt. But the fact is that people do get hurt when we have a mismanagement of the economy...
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman discusses the consequences of economic mismanagement on individuals and the need for government intervention.

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