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On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
The perspective that folks bring to my town hall is that the Government intervened with enormous support for our major financial institutions.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley highlights public sentiment on government support for financial institutions.

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