Yvette Clarke: “I couldn't believe what I heard, because I thought to myself, what a…”

On the recordApril 2, 2008

I couldn't believe what I heard, because I thought to myself, what a joke. Who does he think he is fooling with this type of baseless rhetoric? Americans know exactly who and what caused this economic downturn. Pointing the finger right now does not help us to put milk in the refrigerators of our neighbors and our constituents, and it certainly doesn't fill the gas tank, and it certainly does not enable people to stop fretting about whether they can make next month's mortgage payment.

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Yvette Clarke

Democratic · New York

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Addressing claims about the causes of the economic crisis during a floor speech.

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