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Richard Shelby: Wouldn't we be better off to close some of those banks rather than continue to prop them up and let the American people…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2009
Wouldn't we be better off to close some of those banks rather than continue to prop them up and let the American people continue to believe--no confidence in them?
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby questions the effectiveness of government support for struggling banks.

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