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Jim DeMint: “I appreciate you being here today. On a day when we passed a $1 trillion stimulus and you announced another $1 or $2…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2009
I appreciate you being here today. On a day when we passed a $1 trillion stimulus and you announced another $1 or $2 trillion for a financial bailout, the stock market is down nearly 400 points.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

DeMint expresses concern over the lack of market confidence despite large financial interventions.

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