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On the recordMarch 18, 2009
I think it is a real frustration for us here to be faced with these issues of, well, Mike, this is just way too big to allow it to fail, and, Mike, it is going to take taxpayers' money to unravel the risk that they have gotten themselves into and a lot of money.
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

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Johanns expresses frustration over the financial system's reliance on taxpayer money for large institutions.

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