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Michael Bennet: “If our markets were lubricated and were doing what they were supposed to be doing, we wouldn't be sitting here talking…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
If our markets were lubricated and were doing what they were supposed to be doing, we wouldn't be sitting here talking about investing taxpayers' money.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet discusses the need for market stability to avoid taxpayer investment.

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