04/26/2017
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"Statement submitted by Representative Donald S. Beyer, Jr., Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives."
"The Loan Guarantee Program was initiated by a Republican Congress and a Republican President in 2005."
"Buy-backs, as we know, can make earnings reports look better and improve short-term executive compensation, and foster short-term thinking in the corporate governance."
"The rise in payouts to shareholders may be related to the decline in the startup rate of young firms who are more likely to reinvest their cash flow than mature firms."