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Byron Dorgan: I know the Wall Street crowd can't wait to sink their teeth into a new trillion-dollar trading market in which hedge…

On the recordOctober 26, 2009
I know the Wall Street crowd can't wait to sink their teeth into a new trillion-dollar trading market in which hedge funds and investment banks would trade and speculate on carbon credits and securities.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan criticizes Wall Street's eagerness for a new carbon trading market.

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