Bernie Sanders: “We are in the midst of this recession right now primarily, in my view…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011

We are in the midst of this recession right now primarily, in my view, because of the greed and recklessness and illegal behavior on Wall Street.

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Sanders attributes the recession to Wall Street's greed and illegal actions.

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