Political Quotes

On the recordApril 28, 2010
if Wall Street wheeler dealers become blindly obsessed with short-term gains, their actions can potentially--and have--shatter the economic security of Americans.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer warns about the dangers of short-termism in finance.

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