Barack Obama actually said...

And tonight, I'm asking my attorney general to create a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general to expand our investigations into the abusive lending and packaging of risky mortgages that led to the housing crisis.

Context

Obama is requesting the creation of a special unit to investigate mortgage-related financial fraud.

01/24/2012

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