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Bernie Sanders: “Congress in its wisdom, against my vote, decided to bail out Wall Street to the tune of $700 billion.”

On the recordOctober 6, 2010
Congress in its wisdom, against my vote, decided to bail out Wall Street to the tune of $700 billion.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders criticizes the Wall Street bailout decision by Congress.

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