On the recordJanuary 28, 2009
There will be time for them to make profits, and there will be time for them to get bonuses. Now is not that time.
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transcripts.cnn.com“There will be time for them to make profits, and there will be time for them to get bonuses. Now is not that time.”
Obama asserts that the current economic situation does not warrant Wall Street bonuses.
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