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Claire McCaskill: “We've learned unequivocally that the taxpayer is the one that has to step in if Fannie Mae flounders.”

On the recordJune 28, 2009
We've learned unequivocally that the taxpayer is the one that has to step in if Fannie Mae flounders.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill reflects on the need for taxpayer intervention with Fannie Mae.

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