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Ed Markey: “What would you have done with the $800 million that Cerberus took out of the system? What would you have done with the…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2024
What would you have done with the $800 million that Cerberus took out of the system? What would you have done with the $40 million that Ralph de la Torre used to buy his own private yacht?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Senator Markey questions the misuse of funds by Cerberus and Ralph de la Torre.

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