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Brian Mast: “The federal government should not be handing out hundreds of…”

Featuring: Brian Mast, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 21

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Rep. Mast: Grant applicants must be able to hold up their end of the deal.

Published | Video Starts at 03:33

That is a real problem. And so as representatives, we should know more about those that are asking for these grants. The principle here is very simple. The federal government should not be handing out hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on terms looser than what a community bank would accept. The federal government should know our customers, know our clients, know those that they are that are requesting gr. I would urge my colleagues to vote yes on this amendment and I thank you and I yield back. (03:33–03:42)

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Asserts that federal grant terms should be as stringent as those of community banks.

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