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On the recordJuly 22, 2009
Many of us in Congress, led by Senator Durbin, tried to include in the TARP legislation a provision that could have kept millions of families in their homes at zero cost--zero cost--to the taxpayers.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses efforts to help families avoid foreclosure through TARP legislation.

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