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On the recordNovember 14, 2011
If Congress had acted, Fannie and Freddie could have been prevented from crowding out the private sector by backing 71 percent of mortgage originations.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby argues that congressional inaction allowed Fannie and Freddie to dominate the mortgage market.

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