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Carolyn Maloney: “We have to keep working. We have to pass it. There is a lot of pushback from the financial industry.”

On the recordDecember 16, 2008
We have to keep working. We have to pass it. There is a lot of pushback from the financial industry.
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Carolyn Maloney
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Maloney emphasizes the need to continue efforts to pass consumer protection legislation despite opposition from the financial sector.

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