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On the recordDecember 10, 2009
It is ironic that the banking industry that made so much money... when they got the bailout, they failed and refused to use it to help folks on Main Street.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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Johnson criticizes banks for misusing bailout funds instead of aiding struggling homeowners.

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