On the recordSeptember 22, 2008
We can ask taxpayers to make an investment in the stability of our economy but we cannot ask them to hand their money over to Wall Street without some expectation of being made whole.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “We can ask taxpayers to make an investment in the stability of our economy but we cannot ask them to hand their money…”
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Obama calls for accountability in the use of taxpayer money in the bailout.
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