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Tammy Baldwin: “I'm introducing legislation to finally crack down on the…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Tony Wied and Senator Tammy Baldwin Discuss Economic Policies and Legislative Initiatives

Published | Video Starts at 13:55

But what we saw instead was record profits and executives getting lavish bonuses during these times. Exploiting people because of these kinds of market disruptions is wrong and frankly, it should be illegal. And that's why I'm introducing legislation to finally crack down on the corporate greed that we're talking about and to put a cop on the beat to help stop these big companies at the top from taking advantage of hardworking families. Look, President Trump's actions have made things more expensive and the future less certain for Wisconsin families just looking to make ends meet. (13:55–14:11)

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Asserts that new legislation will address corporate greed and prevent exploitation of families by large companies.

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