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Lamar Alexander: “I didn't believe that the Federal Government had the capacity to be one of the largest bankers in the world.”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2018
I didn't believe that the Federal Government had the capacity to be one of the largest bankers in the world.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander expresses skepticism about the government's role in student loans.

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