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Elizabeth Warren: So, no one should be above the law. If you steal a hundred bucks on Main Street, you are probably going to jail. If you…

On the recordSeptember 8, 2014
So, no one should be above the law. If you steal a hundred bucks on Main Street, you are probably going to jail. If you steal a billion bucks on Wall Street, you darn well better go to jail, too.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes the need for accountability and criminal prosecution for Wall Street executives.

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