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Barack Obama: We need a new equilibrium where credit is flowing, where lenders can succeed, where consumers don't find themselves in a…

On the recordMay 13, 2009
We need a new equilibrium where credit is flowing, where lenders can succeed, where consumers don't find themselves in a bad situation that they didn't anticipate.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Rio Rancho

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