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Patrick Leahy: “It creates new rights for Wall Street at the expense of the people on Main Street.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
It creates new rights for Wall Street at the expense of the people on Main Street.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy argues that the decision favors corporate interests over ordinary citizens.

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