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On the recordApril 19, 2010
Holding these huge banks accountable for the enormous economic crisis of recent years is about more than dollars and cents. It is about fairness and justice. It is also about learning lessons from the mistakes of the past so we are not bound to repeat them. Those who cared only to boost their own holdings and accounts must be held accountable. To those who gamed the system, the game is over. Wall Street's ability to recklessly risk a family's future must be a thing of the past. Those who dealt in deception and benefited from the cover of darkness must be called out and brought into the daylight.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
Source
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Apr 19, 2010

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The speaker addresses the need for financial reform and accountability for large banks.

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