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James Traficant: I believe the Congress cannot just give money to cities to spend it the way they want, but we could buy down interest…

On the recordMay 12, 1994
I believe the Congress cannot just give money to cities to spend it the way they want, but we could buy down interest rates when the banks make a loan.

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Discussing the interest rate subsidy program during a committee meeting.

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