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Tom Harkin: And I understand that. I want to make a couple points, I hope, clear, and that is, the Federal Government is the…

On the recordJuly 9, 1998
And I understand that. I want to make a couple points, I hope, clear, and that is, the Federal Government is the ultimate guarantor, not the guaranty agency.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing the role of the Federal Government in guarantees during a speech.

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