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On the recordMay 3, 2010
What I see is that in my State the damage that began on Wall Street and then washed like a financial tsunami across the country, we are still digging out from, and we are in no mood to allow this to happen again.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the lasting impact of Wall Street's actions on his state and the need for accountability.

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