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On the recordApril 20, 2010
That certainly is my recollection as well that there was virtually unanimous opposition to these new rules of the road, to the people who drove the economy into a ditch. But I will say this, that at least there was a vote, wasn't there, that the American people got a chance to see where each of their elected Representatives stood on the question of new rules of the road for the financial industry. The gentleman from California has served in a lot of levels of public service. I believe he served in the California legislature and he served in a lot of other governing bodies. Is it correct that usually when you are trying to solve a problem you put it up for a vote? Is that usually what happens?
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Democratic · New Jersey
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The speaker discusses the importance of voting on financial industry regulations.

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