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On the recordNovember 13, 2017
I did not support that legislation. One of the reasons was because it favored more of the interests of the hedge fund shareholders than it did the U.S. taxpayers.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Criticizing the PROMESA legislation for prioritizing hedge fund interests over taxpayers.

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