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Henry Waxman: “It is a tool that is used in extremis.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2012
It is a tool that is used in extremis.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waxman emphasizes the careful use of loan guarantees as a last resort.

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