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On the recordNovember 17, 2009
It would be unthinkable that we were to permit that same circumstance to occur again.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Conrad emphasizes the need for regulations to prevent financial failures like AIG's.

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