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Chris Dodd: “I had 82 hearings in the Banking Committee, over a third of them on this subject matter alone. We faced six…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
I had 82 hearings in the Banking Committee, over a third of them on this subject matter alone. We faced six filibusters--almost a record number--on a single piece of legislation. There were those who were vehemently opposed. There were all sorts of amendments, all sorts of efforts made to obstruct any effort for us to come up with ideas to allow us to mitigate the rising foreclosures in the country. Had we dealt with it then, a year ago, I think it is safe to say to my colleagues that we would not be in the situation we are in today.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut
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Discussing the challenges faced in addressing rising foreclosures during Senate debate.

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