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Carl Levin: “Our markets, if we lose our credibility, not only have the folks on Wall Street lost an incredible business, not only…”

On the recordApril 22, 2010
Our markets, if we lose our credibility, not only have the folks on Wall Street lost an incredible business, not only the rating agencies an incredible business, but the United States of America has lost one of the keys to its success.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin warns that loss of market credibility threatens America's economic success.

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