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On the recordNovember 15, 2011
You all owe the taxpayers $141 billion, so when taxpayers are seeing millions of dollars in bonuses going to the executives, I understand their outrage.
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Scott DesJarlais
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

DesJarlais highlights taxpayer anger over executive bonuses while Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owe significant debt.

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