Apr 20, 2009
I don't think it is appropriate for today's circumstances. I don't think it is working, and I don't think it is going to work.
Sam Brownback
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Sam Brownback is a Republican politician who served as the Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Prior to his governorship, he was a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1996. Brownback is known for his conservative positions on social issues and his advocacy for tax cuts and economic development in Kansas. During his tenure as governor, he implemented significant tax reforms aimed at stimulating the state's economy, although these policies faced criticism and led to budgetary challenges.
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Apr 20, 2009
Do you believe it is the route out for the U.S. economy at this point in time?
Apr 20, 2009
And this is even with all the money that the Federal Government has put into these big banks, we still have a solvency problem?
Apr 20, 2009
we need to allow a means for allowing big institutions to fail and a system where you could do that.
Apr 20, 2009
Basically, I mean, you are saying we should treat them the same way we do banks across the rest of the country.
Apr 2, 2009
The budget that we just currently are considering and passed last night... will ensure that 100 percent of Americans can expect to pay higher taxes in the future.
Apr 2, 2009
Do you break this down by region? I know you do state-by-state unemployment numbers. Do you have regions of the country that are being harder hit than other regions?
Apr 2, 2009
If you compare that to prior recessions, do you see a similar sort of trend mark?
Apr 2, 2009
And this is unusual from prior recessions? Typically it is much broader going in?
Apr 2, 2009
Well again I think this is the issue really to track for us, is this credit market lockup...
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