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On the recordFebruary 22, 2009
Treasury substantially overpaid. According to the data we've investigated, treasury put in about $254 billion, for which it received about $176 billion in value from the financial institutions. That's a short fall of about $78 billion.
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William Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren discusses the financial oversight of the TARP program, highlighting significant overpayments made by the Treasury.

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