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On the recordMarch 18, 2009
Do we have in our system the cord we can pull that is the safety valve that says, again, in effect, time out.
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

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Johanns questions if there's a mechanism to halt risky financial practices.

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Maybe more of an observation than a question, and here would be my observation.

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