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Sheldon Whitehouse: “If the price hike is beyond a certain amount, let us say 1,000 percent, again, not fully determinative but that maybe…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2016
If the price hike is beyond a certain amount, let us say 1,000 percent, again, not fully determinative but that maybe should send up a little red flag.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

He highlights significant price increases as a warning sign of potential market manipulation.

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