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Mitch McConnell 1
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McConnell deals major blow to bailout
0 comments | Dec 11, 2008 | http://www.politico.com/news/...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell broke with the White House Thursday over a proposed $14 billion loan package for ailing automakers, all but assuring its defeat this week.
Arnold Schwarzenegger 0
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Schwarzenegger vetoes new provisions on mortgage brokers
0 comments | Oct 2, 2008 | http://www.mercurynews.com/re...
Some disappointed consumer advocates say one of the bills the governor vetoed would have been the most potent antidote to shady mortgage lending practices.
Debbie Stabenow 0
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25 Billion Auo Industry Bailout Loan
0 comments | Sep 30, 2008 | http://www.usnews.com/blogs/f...
While everyone is watching the mammoth 700 billion dollars bailout of the Wall Street, another bailout bill is going through our congress.
Jeb Hensarling 2
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Hensarling on Bailout: “If we lose our ability to fail, ..."
0 comments | Sep 29, 2008 | http://michellemalkin.com/200...
GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee, issued the statement: “If we lose our ability to fail, we will soon lose our ability to succeed.”
Phil Gramm 0
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The repeal of Glass-Steagall caused the financial crisis?
0 comments | Sep 28, 2008 | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/0...
In 1999, Bill Clinton signed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, a bank deregulation bill that swept away a Depression-era law known as Glass-Steagall. Senator Byron Dorgan. "I think we will look back in 10 years’ time and say we should not have done this" Was he right?