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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
If we close the GSEs without putting in place a viable alternative, as my Republican colleagues would do, we would likely reenter a recession.
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Russell Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters warns against closing government-sponsored enterprises without alternatives.

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