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On the recordDecember 9, 2008
And if I had five GM or Ford plants in my state I would oppose this bailout.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Richard Shelby asserts that his opposition to the bailout is based on free market principles, not local interests.

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