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Darrell Issa: In saying that this is one of the most corrupt administrations, which is what I meant to say there, when you hand out $1…

On the recordJanuary 2, 2011
In saying that this is one of the most corrupt administrations, which is what I meant to say there, when you hand out $1 trillion in TARP, just before this president came in, most of it unspent, $1 trillion nearly in stimulus that this president asked for, plus this huge expansion in health care and government, it has a corrupting effect.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Darrell Issa clarifies his previous statement about President Obama being one of the most corrupt presidents, linking it to government spending.

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