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Joe Cunningham: they demagogue and say it is a cut. A classic example: Last year the President's direct lending program cost $3 billion…

On the recordOctober 23, 1997
they demagogue and say it is a cut. A classic example: Last year the President's direct lending program cost $3 billion to administer, another $4 billion to collect. GAO study. That was when it was capped at 10 percent.
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Discussing the costs associated with the President's direct lending program.

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