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Elizabeth Warren: “Wall Street built this system. They did not build it for everyone. They built it for themselves.”

On the recordMay 25, 2021
Wall Street built this system. They did not build it for everyone. They built it for themselves.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes Wall Street for prioritizing profits over workers' welfare.

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