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Paul Tonko: “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. We have an opportunity here to take an economy that crumbled because of the lack…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2010
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. We have an opportunity here to take an economy that crumbled because of the lack of regulatory aspects, the lack of stewardship, the lack of watchdogs that could have kept it into working order. As that collapsed, this President offered a Recovery Act, and it stopped the bleeding.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Mar 16, 2010

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The speaker discusses the importance of seizing opportunities during economic crises.

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