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Elizabeth Warren: “We are dealing with the very practical issue of trying to keep the financial system from melting down.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2015
We are dealing with the very practical issue of trying to keep the financial system from melting down.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the urgency of regulating large banks to prevent financial crises.

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