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On the recordSeptember 28, 2016
I'm upset. I'm from New York. I believe in financial institutions. That's why I'm so mad. I believe that they make our country better, until they rip us off.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Meeks expresses frustration over financial institutions exploiting consumers.

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