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Boozman, Baker address bailout and pork at debate
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Apr 09, 2010 12:32am |
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| Author | Andrew DeMillo |
| News Date | Thursday, April 8, 2010 04:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | U.S. Rep. John Boozman on Wednesday said a $700 billion bank bailout he supported helped avert a financial meltdown, while his chief rival in the Republican Senate race defended his support of $10 million for an interchange that would benefit his district.
Boozman and state Sen. Gilbert Baker addressed two of the biggest vulnerabilities they face in the crowded Senate race during a debate at the University of Central Arkansas.
Boozman, who has faced criticism from Baker and others for supporting the Troubled Asset Relief Program in 2008, said he voted for it after talking with Arkansas residents who said it was needed.
"There's nothing conservative about allowing the lending institutions of your country to disintegrate," Boozman said. "Bottom line is, I thought at the end of the day we would lose less jobs, the people of Arkansas would lose less jobs, they would lose less savings and less pension savings as the result of voting for it." |
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