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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
I have now voted twice for the TARP money because I thought President Bush needed it and I thought President Obama needed it.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Kent Conrad explains his support for TARP funding under both administrations.

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