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Jeb Hensarling: “We were told there would never be any taxpayer liability there. Well, we kind of know how that story turned out.”

On the recordMay 12, 2009
We were told there would never be any taxpayer liability there. Well, we kind of know how that story turned out.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling references past assurances about taxpayer liabilities related to financial institutions.

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