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Jackie Speier: Well, interestingly enough, Goldman had purchased credit default swaps from AIG, and, of course, they were repaid in…

On the recordMay 4, 2010
Well, interestingly enough, Goldman had purchased credit default swaps from AIG, and, of course, they were repaid in full by the taxpayers of this country, $12 billion worth, the highest recipient of money from those CDS's.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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govinfo.gov
May 4, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing the financial transactions involving Goldman Sachs and AIG during the financial crisis.

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