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On the recordJanuary 8, 2009
I believe most Americans perceive that, for the last 8 years, we've had a government that has stood with the wealthy and the powerful and ignored the needs of working families.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd critiques the previous administration's focus on the wealthy over working families.

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