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Elizabeth Warren: “I am less confident that we have adequately arranged for the death of financial institutions that need to fail.”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2009
I am less confident that we have adequately arranged for the death of financial institutions that need to fail.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren highlights concerns about failing financial institutions and taxpayer bailouts.

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