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On the recordJuly 28, 2015
So, I think--and then the question is, does that change the calculus on whether or not we need to find devices in the law for holding the executives of the biggest financial institutions accountable if they threaten to wreck the economy again.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren questions the need for accountability measures for executives of large financial institutions.

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