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John Garamendi: “Excuse me. Are you telling us that banks own more homes than individual families do?”

On the recordJuly 28, 2010
Excuse me. Are you telling us that banks own more homes than individual families do?
Said by
John Garamendi
Democratic · California
Source
govinfo.gov
Jul 28, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is questioning the ownership of homes by banks versus individual families.

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