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Pat McHenry: “Bad banks must be held accountable for their incompetence, or we will all go broke.”

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
Bad banks must be held accountable for their incompetence, or we will all go broke.
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Pat McHenry
Republican · North Carolina

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McHenry emphasizes accountability for banks to prevent financial collapse.

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