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On the recordSeptember 23, 2008
Give me all the authority, no oversight, no guidelines, no conditions, and no judicial review, and trust me that we will do the right thing. That simply is not acceptable.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Robert Menendez criticizes the lack of oversight in the proposed bailout plan.

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