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Barack Obama: I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of, you know, fat-cat bankers on Wall Street.

On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of, you know, fat-cat bankers on Wall Street.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes his commitment to holding banks accountable and not supporting Wall Street's excesses.

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