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Elizabeth Warren: “But of the original nine that needed money within weeks of the original TARP infusion--you got $25 billion, someone said…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
But of the original nine that needed money within weeks of the original TARP infusion--you got $25 billion, someone said you--the Secretary of the Treasury said you were financially healthy, and within weeks you needed another $20 billion. I just want to understand why Citi is special.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren questions why Citi needed more funds despite being declared healthy.

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