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Jeff Merkley: “Thank you. Too-big-to-jail is wrong under our Constitution. It promises equality under the law. Let's send a strong…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2013
Thank you. Too-big-to-jail is wrong under our Constitution. It promises equality under the law. Let's send a strong message by supporting this. I thank my Republican sponsors, Senators Grassley, Heller, Cornyn, and Shelby; and Democrats Tester, Warren, Begich, and Levin; and our Independent Senators, Sanders and King. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Alabama.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Mar 22, 2013

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