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On the recordJune 12, 2012
I think about the fortress balance sheet you talk about, and I would like to remind you that fortress balance sheet has a moat that was dug by taxpayers to the tune of $25 billion in bailout money and more than $450 billion in loans from the Fed.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez highlights taxpayer contributions to bank stability.

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