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Bill Pascrell: In a book by James Stewart, ``How False Statements Are Undermining America,'' he zeroes in on the Madoff situation which…

On the recordJuly 21, 2011
In a book by James Stewart, ``How False Statements Are Undermining America,'' he zeroes in on the Madoff situation which became a poster child. No one else has been really brought before us. No one else has really suffered for the pain they provided to the middle class and to Main Street people. We don't want to go back. We want different rules, and regulations do have a part in it. And the person who is struggling day in and day out needs our help. They don't need it. It doesn't matter who the President nominated, you'll turn it down. It's this bureau you want to destroy, not the nominee.
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Bill Pascrell
Democratic · New Jersey
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Jul 21, 2011

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