Hillary: Obama Has Also Received Wall St. Contributions

‘Did that stop him from signing Dodd-Frank the toughest regulation against the full financial sector since the 1930s?’

CLINTON: "And this is one of the points that want you to take away from this. You know, Senator Sanders and I share a lot of the same goals. And, I think that has made for a very good contest in this campaign. We have really tried insofar as possible to keep it on the issues, compared to Republicans who are mostly engaging in insults all the time, but there are differences. And it's important you understand those differences. I have been speaking out against and working to rein in powerful forces for many years. I have the scars to prove that. I have the scars to prove that. And they have spent a lot of money against me, a lot of money against me. You know, I want people to just think about this, ask yourself, imagine. If Wall Street were so interested in supporting Democrats like the president and like me for their own reasons, why are they spending $6 million trying to defeat me in this primary? I'll tell you why because I want you to understand this. I haven't just talked. I haven't just given speeches. I've introduced legislation. I called them out. I have gone to Wall Street. I said they were going to wreck the economy over the mortgage markets. They know where I have stand because I always have stood there. Like President Obama, yes, I have donations, there is no doubt about that --"
UNKNOWN MALE: "Why?"
CLINTON: "Well, you know, ask yourself, President Obama had a lost donations. Did that stop him from signing Dodd-Frank, the toughest regulation against the full financial sector since the 1930s? You know, I was kind of, was kind of amused just the other day. Senator Sanders took about $200,000 from Wall Street firms. Not directly but through the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee. You know, there was nothing wrong with that. It hasn't changed his view. Well, it didn't change my view or my vote either!"

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