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Bob Menendez: There is a difference between a free market and a free-for-all market.

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
There is a difference between a free market and a free-for-all market.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Menendez distinguishes between regulated markets and unregulated chaos.

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