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Lisa Murkowski: “What is a reasonable prospect of repayment? Is it an 80 percent chance that it is going to be repaid, a 70 percent? Is…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2012
What is a reasonable prospect of repayment? Is it an 80 percent chance that it is going to be repaid, a 70 percent? Is it higher, is it lower? What is reasonable?
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski questions the definition of 'reasonable prospect of repayment' in loan guarantees.

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