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Mitch McConnell: What I'd 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'd 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 Treasury Secretary's actions regarding AIG bonuses.

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