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On the recordOctober 2, 2008
I'm voting 'aye' today and it may be politically damaging. And the sky may fall tomorrow, but it'll fall upon my head. It won't fall upon at anyone else.
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Howard Coble
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Coble expresses the potential political consequences of his vote on the bailout package.

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