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On the recordSeptember 23, 2009
We fought to ensure that if ordinary Americans who had done nothing wrong were going to pay for this stabilization effort, they would get to share in the benefits if companies became more profitable.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed emphasized the need for taxpayer benefits in the stabilization effort.

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