On the recordSeptember 28, 2008
This will be the most difficult decision I make in my 16 years in this body. And I have decided that the cost of not acting outweighs the cost of acting.
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transcripts.cnn.comThis will be the most difficult decision I make in my 16 years in this body. And I have decided that the cost of not acting outweighs the cost of acting.
Bachus expresses the difficulty of the decision regarding the bailout and his belief in the necessity of action.
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