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Charles E. Schumer: the vast majority--and he knows them better than I do--of the people who work on Wall Street are hard-working people…

On the recordMay 7, 2003
the vast majority--and he knows them better than I do--of the people who work on Wall Street are hard-working people, honest people, and do a great national service in creating great capital markets to allocate capital fairly.
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Charles E. Schumer
New York
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congress.gov
May 7, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Senator Schumer defends Wall Street workers while acknowledging the need to pursue wrong-doers.

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