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Mitch McConnell: What I would like to know first is how it happened, when we had an extraordinary leverage a mere two weeks ago, when we…

On the recordMarch 16, 2009
What I would like to know first is how it happened, when we had an extraordinary leverage a mere two weeks ago, when we handed over $30 billion.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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Senator McConnell questions the timing and decision-making regarding AIG bonuses.

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