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On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
It was 15 years ago this week that Lehman Brothers collapsed--putting us in the middle of a financial crisis because industry ran wild.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Sherrod Brown reflects on the Lehman Brothers collapse and its consequences.

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