And then morale in the banking industry - not unimportant to our prosperity - could have been rebuilt.

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Now, even as we worked to address the crises in our banking sector, in our housing market, and in our auto industry, we also began attacking our economic crisis on a broader front.

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During our testimony we were amazed that the Senate Banking Committee was willing to allow industry insiders to claim ignorance regarding simple matters such as the cost of executing a securities trade.

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