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Elizabeth Warren: “Senator Warner in particular suggested the idea of essentially, as we have done in some of the credit markets, just…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2009
Senator Warner in particular suggested the idea of essentially, as we have done in some of the credit markets, just effectively bypassing the bank credit system and moving TARP money directly to small business with private sector managers.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Senator Warner proposed bypassing banks to directly fund small businesses with TARP money.

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