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SEIU's Anna Burger: Congress Must Investigate the Banks
October 27, 2009Today, speaking before a crowd of 5,000 people assembled in front of the American Bankers Association convention in Chicago, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger called for a widespread investigation, and if necessary, prosecution of big bank CEOs: "The big bankers came here to Chicago to celebrate because they think they've won again. They got their bailouts, they are raking in profits, and they think they can continue to use taxpayers as their personal ATM. "That's why, this week, we are launching a national call to action. "We cannot rest until we begin to break the power that big banks and corporations have over our economy. They have spent decades rigging a system so that no matter what they do, they will always win at our expense. Full release.