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Jon Tester: “It is apparent to me--and I would like to get your opinion on this--that some of the same guys that we bailed out in the…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2011
It is apparent to me--and I would like to get your opinion on this--that some of the same guys that we bailed out in the interest of stabilizing the markets are the ones who have made the housing market far worse than it has to be.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Tester highlights the negative impact of bailed-out banks on the housing market.

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