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Brad Sherman: “This bill that we are talking about today is either a very small bill in its importance or a very large one.”

On the recordNovember 2, 2011
This bill that we are talking about today is either a very small bill in its importance or a very large one.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman discusses the significance of the bill regarding mortgage-backed securities.

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