The only problem is that current law precludes the extension of Commodity Credit Corporation agricultural export credits unless there is a reasonable prospect of repayment.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Trying to put Moscow on the dole

The Center for Security Policy calls upon the Commodity Credit Corporation to refrain from any action that would raise further questions about its management of taxpayer resources within its purview.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | Soviets Ask U.S. To Stick It To American Taxpayers As Banks Won��t Take Any Exposure On Loans To Moscow

Evidence of its dilemma can be found in initial White House reluctance even to acknowledge publicly the full magnitude of Moscow's latest bid to tap U.S. taxpayer largesse via credits supported by the Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).

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