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Mike Coffman: “Congressman Akin, we are ignoring small business, which is the backbone of this economy, in this equation. And the…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2009
Congressman Akin, we are ignoring small business, which is the backbone of this economy, in this equation. And the central issue there is I think we've got to look at the grassroots of our financial system and we see there that credit markets aren't moving. And I think if we examine some of the regulatory framework around that as well as the TARP elements that are not working at that level, that's the central issue to get the economy moving, not pouring in billions and billions of dollars in wasteful spending.
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Mike Coffman
Republican · Colorado
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the impact of financial regulations and TARP on small businesses during a discussion on economic recovery.

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