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On the recordApril 4, 2016
I was told that even though you played a key role in blowing up the economy, that I needed to hire you
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes a witness's past role in the 2008 financial crisis.

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