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Steve Cohen: So when the taxpayers are called upon to bail out the industry to the tune of billions upon tens of billions of dollars…

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
So when the taxpayers are called upon to bail out the industry to the tune of billions upon tens of billions of dollars, then the taxpayers have a right to regulate how these companies operate...
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen asserts taxpayers deserve regulation rights over companies receiving bailouts.

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