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On the recordJuly 11, 2012
$500 million of their taxpayer money was so callously wasted on loan guarantees that the administration and the people of Texas 22 knew were as risky as betting our future space exploration on three magic beans.
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Pete Olson
Republican · Texas

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Olson criticizes wasteful spending of taxpayer money on risky loan guarantees.

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