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Maxine Waters: “It is very important that we hear from our Commissioners what they discovered about our financial crisis.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
It is very important that we hear from our Commissioners what they discovered about our financial crisis.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters stresses the importance of understanding the findings of the financial crisis investigation.

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