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Gerald Ford: “No, you quoted others saying ``looting,'' and now the Senator from Wyoming is using the words ``IOU's'' for T-bills. It…”

On the recordJune 7, 1996
No, you quoted others saying ``looting,'' and now the Senator from Wyoming is using the words ``IOU's'' for T-bills. It is just a matter of how you express yourself.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing language used in a debate about financial instruments.

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