On the recordJuly 22, 2009
I started on this trek more than 2 years ago, and I gave a very ominous forecast that if we did not do something quickly in 2007, we could face up to 2 million Americans losing their homes.
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congress.govDick Durbin: “I started on this trek more than 2 years ago, and I gave a very ominous forecast that if we did not do something quickly…”
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Durbin reflects on his previous warnings about the housing crisis.
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