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Paul Broun: “But it was not the free enterprise system. It was not deregulation. It was not anything except for the Democrats here in…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
But it was not the free enterprise system. It was not deregulation. It was not anything except for the Democrats here in Congress that blocked regulation. And it was, actually, there were programs that were established by Congress. If I remember correctly, the Carter administration passed the Community Reinvestment Act initially. And under the Clinton administration it was markedly expanded to force banks to make these loans where people couldn't pay. Is that not correct?
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Paul Broun
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the role of government regulation in the financial crisis.

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