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John Yarmuth: I actually think that is a good idea. I am for that. But I want to clarify something because he is misstating the impact…

On the recordJune 17, 2010
I actually think that is a good idea. I am for that. But I want to clarify something because he is misstating the impact of the underlying bill. This bill does not add anything to the deficit. This bill is paid for, and the $30 billion in loan facilities that we are actually making available to small banks throughout the country actually generates a surplus for the Treasury. That is a profit maker for the Treasury. There is no cost unless the money is actually borrowed. And if it is borrowed and paid back with interest, then the taxpayers actually benefit. So it is one to thing to talk about deficits and argue about who is responsible and so forth, but to actually misstate the actual facts about the underlying bill here is a little bit disingenuous.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky
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Jun 17, 2010

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Yarmuth addresses the impact of a bill related to TARP and its implications for small businesses and the deficit.

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