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Chris Dodd: “They were asking Congress for a blank check, with no protections for the taxpayers.”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2009
They were asking Congress for a blank check, with no protections for the taxpayers.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Dodd criticizes the Bush administration's proposal for lacking taxpayer protections.

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