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Joe Courtney: “I think it was our duty to try and address the fact that there clearly were systemic problems that exposed the taxpayer…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2011
I think it was our duty to try and address the fact that there clearly were systemic problems that exposed the taxpayer and the middle-class to the damage that could happen when these systems malfunctioned.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney emphasizes the need to address systemic issues in financial markets post-2008 crisis.

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