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Bob Menendez: But can you name a single action in all of American history that caused a greater loss of American jobs or slowing the…

On the recordDecember 5, 2011
But can you name a single action in all of American history that caused a greater loss of American jobs or slowing the growth that we have had in this economy than when we allowed Wall Street financial institutions to largely do whatever they wanted running up to the financial crisis that culminated in 2008?
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez questions the impact of Wall Street deregulation on job loss and economic growth.

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