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Lindsey Graham: “I think the Banking Committee chairman has a major dilemma on his hands, at no fault of his own. If I thought $310…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2009
I think the Banking Committee chairman has a major dilemma on his hands, at no fault of his own. If I thought $310 billion would do it, I would not be here. I think you are going to need more money, and if you take 50 out of the TARP, you are going to have whatever the math is left, and that is still not enough. So what we are trying to do is get money for housing and taking it out of a bill that I think has a lot of room to be offset. I am trying to help, not hurt. I think you are going to need both.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for additional funding in relation to the TARP during a Senate debate.

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