On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
If we had not done the first TARP, we would have faced an outright economic collapse.
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congress.govIf we had not done the first TARP, we would have faced an outright economic collapse.
Conrad defends the first TARP as necessary to prevent economic disaster.
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