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On the recordMarch 16, 2009
We are in a situation of our own making. We have sat back and let ourselves be convinced by the argument that bigger is always better.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers discusses the consequences of bank mergers and the belief that larger banks are better.

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