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Jack Reed: “But having done all this work, that reaction was not irrational, given what they were seeing in the marketplace, given…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
But having done all this work, that reaction was not irrational, given what they were seeing in the marketplace, given the contagion, given the fear.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed defends the actions taken during the financial crisis as rational responses to panic.

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