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Tim Scott: “These bailouts are ridiculous, and we have been doing it for decades, and it should stop.”

On the recordMay 17, 2023
These bailouts are ridiculous, and we have been doing it for decades, and it should stop.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Criticism of ongoing bailouts and their impact on average Americans.

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