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Michael Capuano

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Mike Capuano is a former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, serving from 1999 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. During his tenure, Capuano was known for his advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights. He served on several committees, including the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he focused on infrastructure development and public transportation improvements in his district.

Feb 26, 2013

Be prepared to get a request from me later on to try to do that quantification.

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Feb 26, 2013

I think I read this correctly, but would it be fair for me to paraphrase this to average people that the Chairman of the Federal Reserve thinks that sequestration is stupid?

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Feb 26, 2013

we don't want it to be here, it is not here.

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Feb 26, 2013

I think that is probably the worst advice that is out there.

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Feb 26, 2013

What I am saying is that by a more gradual approach but with more cuts in the longer term achieves both objectives, not slowing the recovery by too much, but on the other hand addressing these long-term issues.

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Feb 26, 2013

The subsidy is coming because of market expectations that the government would bail out these firms if they failed, period. Those expectations are incorrect.

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Feb 26, 2013

some people in the marketplace, especially some of my friends on the other side of the aisle, like to believe that it is still in existence.

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Feb 26, 2013

the law currently as drafted, after Dodd-Frank and after all of the things we have been through, today we do not have the tools that we used to implement too-big-to-fail as it was in 2008.

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Feb 26, 2013

I was hoping to hear that. I am glad to hear that.

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Feb 26, 2013

I think that I would say that it is a difficult program to administer under the rules that it is structured under.

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Feb 26, 2013

Is there a line item with that title?

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