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John McCain: This is a tourniquet. It's not a cure. It's not a cure, it's a tourniquet. It'll stop the bleeding but now we've got to…

On the recordOctober 2, 2008
This is a tourniquet. It's not a cure. It's not a cure, it's a tourniquet. It'll stop the bleeding but now we've got to reform the way we do business in Washington and it's got be reformed now.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain describes the bailout as a temporary fix and calls for reform in Washington.

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