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Sherrod Brown: “Profiteers exploited the American dream, peddling subprime loans in the quest for more bonuses, more private jets, more…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
Profiteers exploited the American dream, peddling subprime loans in the quest for more bonuses, more private jets, more European vacations.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown criticizes those who profited from subprime loans at the expense of families.

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