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John Garamendi: “Well, we have got some things to do, don't we? We have some work ahead of us. We hope that we'll get a bill back from…”

On the recordApril 20, 2010
Well, we have got some things to do, don't we? We have some work ahead of us. We hope that we'll get a bill back from the other House shortly and get a conference committee going. Could you put that thing back up on The Cracks in Wall Street. This is a street that needs a repair. This is a street that needs a serious repair. We need to go back. I would love to see the Glass-Steagall Act back in place. I was insurance commissioner for 8 years in California, and I know how that industry operates. If they're able to play games, if the banks are able to play games by moving money back and forth from one side to the other, there is going to be another crash coming in the days ahead.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Apr 20, 2010

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The speaker discusses the need for financial reform and the reinstatement of the Glass-Steagall Act.

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