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Bob Filner: if we can give $180 billion to an insurance company and several trillion to some big banks, we surely can afford $371…

On the recordApril 20, 2009
if we can give $180 billion to an insurance company and several trillion to some big banks, we surely can afford $371 million for Orlando's project.
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Bob Filner
California

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Filner argues for funding veterans' projects by comparing it to bank bailouts.

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