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On the recordJuly 9, 2019
If the Fed is responsible for ensuring that businesses have access to credit through the commercial paper markets, why isn't it equally important to ensure that State and local governments have access to credit?
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib questions the Fed's support for state and local governments compared to corporations.

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