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Barack Obama: “My main message in today's message was very simple, that America's banks received extraordinary assistance from American…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2009
My main message in today's message was very simple, that America's banks received extraordinary assistance from American taxpayers to rebuild their industry and now that they're back on their feet, we expect an extraordinary commitment from them to help rebuild our economy.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the expectation for banks to contribute to the economy after receiving taxpayer assistance.

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