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Mike Quigley: “Let's remember why we are here. There can be no amnesia about the fact that these markets were not working for Americans…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
Let's remember why we are here. There can be no amnesia about the fact that these markets were not working for Americans before the financial crisis.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Quigley emphasizes the need for regulation due to past market failures.

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