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Chris Dodd: “I strongly opposed the TARP bailout legislation because I believed Congress jumped right to a legislative solution…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2009
I strongly opposed the TARP bailout legislation because I believed Congress jumped right to a legislative solution without first identifying the problem it was trying to solve.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Dodd criticized the TARP bailout for lacking a clear understanding of the crisis.

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