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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
Part of the question I have is something I hear from many of my constituents, particularly after the most recent financial crisis in the country; they ask the question why, after mistakes are made by people in various positions of government, particularly in the regulatory area of government, you never seem to hear of anyone being fired?
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Paul E. Kanjorski
Pennsylvania

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Kanjorski questions accountability in government after financial crises.

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