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Susan Collins: “There is still a lot of small businesses that are having their lines of credit terminated, that are having loans called…”

On the recordJune 15, 2009
There is still a lot of small businesses that are having their lines of credit terminated, that are having loans called, and this infuriates me
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins expresses frustration over banks cutting credit to small businesses despite receiving TARP funds.

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