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On the recordMay 20, 2009
As the government considers the assistance that they are going to give to the manufacturers, could not a case be made that the liability costs be assumed in whatever TARP funding may be forthcoming.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters suggests including liability costs in potential TARP funding for manufacturers.

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