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On the recordNovember 16, 2011
I certainly share Senator Shelby's and others' concerns about this significant chance, rated at a 50-percent chance, that there will have to be a taxpayer bailout in the next year.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Expressing concern over potential taxpayer bailouts related to FHA.

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