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Jim Himes: “In your agency, you are closely constrained by law and regulation that Congress has imposed.”

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
In your agency, you are closely constrained by law and regulation that Congress has imposed.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes points out the legal constraints faced by agencies like FHA due to Congressional regulations.

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