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On the recordNovember 28, 2017
I was around here in 2008 when this institution moved at Mach speed to bail out the banks, to the tune of about $800 billion.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney compares the current proposal to the 2008 bank bailout, emphasizing its modesty.

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