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David Vitter: “The status quo is a really perverse and rigged system that allows Wall Street to suck in innocent investors.”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2015
The status quo is a really perverse and rigged system that allows Wall Street to suck in innocent investors.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter criticizes the current system for misleading investors about protections.

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