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Jack Reed: “We have no choice. We cannot allow these banks to fail.”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2021
We have no choice. We cannot allow these banks to fail.
Said by
Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed emphasizes the urgency of preventing bank failures during the financial crisis.

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