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Steve Pearce: It is time for someone to speak up for the taxpayers, who have now dished out $150 billion to save these institutions…

On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
It is time for someone to speak up for the taxpayers, who have now dished out $150 billion to save these institutions which were declared 'too-big-to-fail.'
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Steve Pearce
New Mexico

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Pearce emphasizes the need to protect taxpayers after significant government bailouts.

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