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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
I think the average person would think it is incomprehensible, again--of course, that is the word we keep using about this whole financial disaster--that trillions of dollars are being lent out without transparency or accountability.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders emphasizes the need for transparency in financial dealings.

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