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Jon Tester: “I think a fair number of folks around here want to see private capital go in to take the risk off the taxpayers.”

On the recordMay 10, 2017
I think a fair number of folks around here want to see private capital go in to take the risk off the taxpayers.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the need for private capital to reduce taxpayer risk.

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