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Elizabeth Warren: “I'm working on a few different bills that would put a stop…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Private Equity Guts Everything from Red Lobster to Hospitals: Let's Talk About the Economy Episode 5

Published | Video Starts at 05:37

There should be at least some measure of accountability for the people pillaging our stores, our restaurants, our hospitals, our nursing homes and our prisons. But Washington has done next to nothing to rein in these firms. And that's why I'm working on a few different bills that would put a stop to this [private equity practices]. I wrote my Stop Wall Street Looting act to make sure that these private equity firms are held accountable for the debt that they saddle companies with. (05:37–05:42)

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