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On the recordDecember 11, 2012
The criticism forgets when words like 'tsunami' are bantered about, what kind of tsunami hit America households in 2008 and 2009.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes emphasizes the severe impact of the 2008 crisis on American households.

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