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On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
To the casual observer, it really seems like decisions are made on the fly about giving particular companies particular amounts of money.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Vitter expresses concern over ad hoc decision-making in TARP fund distribution.

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