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Rich Neal: I must tell you I swore to myself I was going to resist what I'm about to say until I heard the term ``bailout.'' The…

On the recordMay 8, 2008
I must tell you I swore to myself I was going to resist what I'm about to say until I heard the term ``bailout.'' The minute I heard the term ``bailout,'' I thought to myself the speed with which the Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury came to the aid of Bear Stearns in a 48-hour period. And to use that same example of making it an analogy here is striking.
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the implications of financial bailouts during a House floor debate.

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