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Chris Van Hollen: It seems offensive that the government might be pursuing an interest that the private lenders were not willing to…

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
It seems offensive that the government might be pursuing an interest that the private lenders were not willing to pursue.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Van Hollen criticizes the idea of government loans being seen as risky compared to private lenders.

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