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On the recordDecember 21, 2008
When I think about banks and the way that, if you -- if you bounce a check, they're going to charge you $35 or $50 for a bounced check. And they're going to demand strict accountability. But, when they get billions, they don't want to be accountable. There's something wrong with that picture.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings criticizes banks for lacking accountability after receiving bailout funds.

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