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On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
The implicit, so-called cost-free guarantee of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has already soaked the American taxpayer for over $170 billion.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby highlights the financial burden on taxpayers from government-backed housing guarantees.

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