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Richard Shelby: “Is the idea of a guarantee, which ultimately lays the groundwork for a bailout, ... smart in our economy today?”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
Is the idea of a guarantee, which ultimately lays the groundwork for a bailout, ... smart in our economy today?
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby questions the wisdom of guarantees leading to bailouts in the current economic climate.

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