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Richard Shelby: Are you telling us and the American people that you believe that the Government, the taxpayers is going to recoup their…

On the recordMarch 4, 2009
Are you telling us and the American people that you believe that the Government, the taxpayers is going to recoup their money they have invested or they have loaned or given or whatever to AIG, billions and billions of dollars? Are you saying that money is safe?
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby questions the safety of taxpayer investments in AIG.

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