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Joe Manchin: “Has it gotten to the point to where these banks are getting so large that they are a protected class or species?”

On the recordMay 20, 2013
Has it gotten to the point to where these banks are getting so large that they are a protected class or species?
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the accountability of large banks in the financial crisis.

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