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Jamieson Greer Pressed on Trump's $40 Billion Argentina Bailout

Published | Video Starts at 05:38

When you give a country a loan from a fundamental. That's set up by Congress to give to help float country. So the 40 billion to Argentina was a loan. So. So Congress, they control the purse. Right. And you set up by statute executive funds at the Treasury Department that they can use to float countries. That's what it's for. So Congress or the executive gave the $40 billion. No, I'm sorry. Returned $40 billion to Argentina because we're losing track that the farmers. (05:38–05:48)

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Asserts that Congress controls financial allocations and has set up funds for international financial support.

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