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Elizabeth Warren: “But the question is not getting cash to them, $300. The question is getting the right amount of cash to the right…”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
But the question is not getting cash to them, $300. The question is getting the right amount of cash to the right people, the people who are the victims of illegal activities of the banks, is that right?
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the importance of compensating the actual victims of bank misconduct.

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