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On the recordJune 17, 2013
All of us on this committee know the 2008 financial crisis was a complicated event without a simple explanation.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Acknowledging the complexity of the 2008 financial crisis and differing opinions on its causes.

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