05/09/2011
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"Fannie and Freddie's disproportionate influence on this Committee and Congress ultimately cost the taxpayers billions."
"We need to remember 2005 and 2006 were not normal markets and we do not want to go back to that."
"The demise of Fannie and Freddie could have been prevented had the Committee acted sooner."
"Eighteen billion dollars."