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Ken Salazar: It's really that white collar crime, where people instead of representing the public interest of the people of the…

On the recordMay 21, 2007
It's really that white collar crime, where people instead of representing the public interest of the people of the country, instead are representing their own personal interest. And so that's why we went after the white collar crime.
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Ken Salazar
Democratic · Colorado

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Senator Ken Salazar explains the rationale behind pursuing legislation to address white collar crime among lawmakers.

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