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Bob Menendez: Isn't it equally important to recognize that maybe the earliest and most fundamental failure that led to our current…

On the recordMarch 23, 2009
Isn't it equally important to recognize that maybe the earliest and most fundamental failure that led to our current crisis... is a lack of consumer protection.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez highlights consumer protection failures as a root cause of the crisis.

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