On the recordApril 13, 2010
This is not a bailout, Mitch. I'm sorry, but it's just -- it's -- that's the only way to deal with this kind of thing is -- is with ridicule, because he's insulting our intelligence.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “This is not a bailout, Mitch. I'm sorry, but it's just -- it's -- that's the only way to deal with this kind of thing is…”
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Paul Begala defends the bill to regulate Wall Street and accuses Mitch McConnell of lying about it being a bailout.
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