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Tom Harkin: “And if they don't go to jail, then it's just, so what?”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
And if they don't go to jail, then it's just, so what?
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the need for consequences for corporate executives.

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