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Joe Courtney: “If we can do it for Wall Street--and we should, when that is necessary--to keep the economy going and to protect the…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2009
If we can do it for Wall Street--and we should, when that is necessary--to keep the economy going and to protect the middle class, we can certainly find a way to do it for our farmers.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney argues for equal support for farmers as provided to Wall Street during economic crises.

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