We are dealing with the very practical issue of trying to keep the financial system from melting down.
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
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Warren emphasizes the urgency of regulating large banks to prevent financial crises.
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