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Chuck Schumer: “Wall Street's failures have hit Main Street, as we all know, across our Nation, and it will take years, perhaps decades…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2009
Wall Street's failures have hit Main Street, as we all know, across our Nation, and it will take years, perhaps decades, to undo the damage that a stronger regulatory system I think could have prevented.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer discusses the long-term impact of Wall Street failures on everyday Americans.

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