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Pete Sessions: With regard to the Senator's views, I am concerned that working Americans are not being fairly recompensed for their…

On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
With regard to the Senator's views, I am concerned that working Americans are not being fairly recompensed for their work on the American debt. We have gone a long time with no real net improvement in the income, inflation has been higher than wages, and Wall Street is doing fine. It seems as though they win whether things go up or down. I don't have any brief for that crowd. I think the Senator is right to be skeptical about how things are handled on Wall Street, and I salute my friend for being aggressive in that pursuit.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas
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Feb 27, 2013

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