On the recordDecember 13, 2009
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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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “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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Obama expresses his frustration with bankers who are receiving bonuses after being bailed out by taxpayers.
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