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On the recordJune 2, 2009
Let me be very, very clear, I honestly don't believe that companies should be allowed to take taxpayer funds for a bailout, and then leave it to local dealers and their customers to fend for themselves, with no real plan, no real notice, no real help.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller criticizes companies taking bailouts without supporting local dealers.

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