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Tom Harkin: His response was, 'Well, they don't even know what the value is.' Billions of dollars, and they have no idea what the…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
His response was, 'Well, they don't even know what the value is.' Billions of dollars, and they have no idea what the value is.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin recounts a conversation about the uncertainty of financial instrument valuations.

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