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Jeb Hensarling: TRIA is not a taxpayer bailout. It is not a bailout of the insurance industry, but it is, in fact, the most…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
TRIA is not a taxpayer bailout. It is not a bailout of the insurance industry, but it is, in fact, the most taxpayer-friendly way to deal with the long-term costs associated with a terrorist attack.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling defends TRIA as a responsible financial mechanism for handling terrorist attack costs.

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