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Jim Bunning: “Yes, but they are at the trough every time they have a problem, whether they are a finance company or whether they are…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2009
Yes, but they are at the trough every time they have a problem, whether they are a finance company or whether they are an insurance company, whether they are an auto company.
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Jim Bunning

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Senator Bunning critiques companies seeking government support during crises.

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