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Brad Sherman: In the 1930s, we tried the idea of no Federal role in home finance. It did not work out.

On the recordMarch 18, 2013
In the 1930s, we tried the idea of no Federal role in home finance. It did not work out.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman reflects on past failures of federal involvement in home finance.

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