Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
At a time when the taxpayers of this country are providing hundreds of billions of dollars to bail out Wall Street.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders criticizes Wall Street's high interest rates despite receiving taxpayer bailouts.

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