Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 7, 2014
I often said my vote in 2008 for the TARP, for the Trouble Asset Relief Program, was both the best vote of my career and the worst vote of my career.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown reflects on the mixed impact of his TARP vote during the financial crisis.

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