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Tom Harkin: If we want the free flow of traffic, do away with all the stop lights.

On the recordJune 3, 2009
If we want the free flow of traffic, do away with all the stop lights.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Harkin uses traffic analogies to emphasize the need for regulation in financial markets.

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