On the recordSeptember 30, 2008
I think we are under tremendous pressure quite frankly from the White House and from the American people because Secretary Paulson created a fear or kind of an atmosphere of fear in America.
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transcripts.cnn.comJohn Shadegg: “I think we are under tremendous pressure quite frankly from the White House and from the American people because…”
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Shadegg discusses the pressure lawmakers are facing regarding the bailout plan, attributing it to the fear created by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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