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On the recordMarch 5, 2013
I think we can start down the road to talking about what this perhaps private-public partnership can be.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters emphasizes the need for bipartisan agreement on mortgage supply and GSEs.

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