financial reform bill fails to fix flaws
DESCRIPTION
The current reform package being debated in the Senate fails to address the major causes of the crisis. The President is more concerned with passing something quickly to score political points with voters in the upcoming elections than creating a workable policy that solves the structural problems in the Financial sector.TRANSCRIPT
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