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Orrin Hatch: “I believe it is true that more than half of that $1.2 billion in taxpayer-backed loans received by the failing CO-OPs we…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
I believe it is true that more than half of that $1.2 billion in taxpayer-backed loans received by the failing CO-OPs we talked about, the $1.2 billion that I would argue is essentially wasted taxpayer money, was actually disbursed after January 2014.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Hatch argues that taxpayer money was wasted on CO-OP loans disbursed after coverage began.

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