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John Garamendi: “As a great example, your colleague next to you there has a piece of legislation that calls for fairness in the financial…”

On the recordMay 12, 2011
As a great example, your colleague next to you there has a piece of legislation that calls for fairness in the financial markets, the value of the dollar versus the value of the Chinese yuan. Mr. Ryan, you have put it out there. You say it has to be fair. Wrap it for us.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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May 12, 2011

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