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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists' Harvest Ball September 21-23, 2012 [View all]Hugin
(33,059 posts)4. Mitt Romney Video: GOP Candidate Wants To 'Clean House' At Federal Agencies
"... buried in the transcript of Romney's riff session was a little-noticed exchange about federal workers and their unions. Speaking with an attendee, Romney suggested he'd like to fire much of the workforce at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), two agencies that serve critical roles in regulating the financial sector."
More on here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/mitt-romney-video-federal-agencies_n_1903645.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
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Oh, HO! I'll bet he does!
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