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On the recordJune 1, 2009
I don't see, on the grassroots level, the benefits of putting billions of dollars into financial institutions.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Collins highlights a lack of visible benefits from TARP funds in her state.

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