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Richard Shelby: “Shouldn't those decisions be made by the President and the Congress, who are accountable to the people?”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2009
Shouldn't those decisions be made by the President and the Congress, who are accountable to the people?
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby questions the role of unelected officials in taxpayer-funded bailouts.

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