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Tim Geithner: We are going to do what it takes to fix this system. We are going to do no more than what it takes.

On the recordMay 19, 2009
We are going to do what it takes to fix this system. We are going to do no more than what it takes.
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Tim Geithner
New York

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Geithner emphasizes the need for a limited government intervention to fix the financial system.

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