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Evan Bayh: it was a distasteful but necessary step to protect millions of innocent people.

On the recordSeptember 29, 2009
it was a distasteful but necessary step to protect millions of innocent people.
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Evan Bayh

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Bayh emphasized the need for government intervention during the financial crisis.

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