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Hakeem Jeffries: “This collapse was in large measure triggered by the reckless behavior of some financial institutions.”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2015
This collapse was in large measure triggered by the reckless behavior of some financial institutions.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries attributes the 2008 economic collapse to reckless financial practices.

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