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Barack Obama: Financial institutions have plenty of people lobbying for them in Washington.

On the recordJanuary 3, 2012
Financial institutions have plenty of people lobbying for them in Washington.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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