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On the recordOctober 21, 2009
We remain at a momentous crossroads in our economic recovery--the big banks propped up by the taxpayers are back to prosperity, but everyone else has been left behind.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Highlighting the disparity in economic recovery post-financial crisis.

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