Richard Durbin actually said...

Mortgages would not be made today, but for the fact that Fannie and Freddie are standing behind those mortgages.

Durbin emphasizes the importance of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in mortgage availability.

04/28/2010

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The threat is real. It has been documented. It happens across many venues.

We need to make sure we have competition to bring prices down and bring innovation in and stop the fiascos.

We passed a key bill that Senator Lee has been advocating for on venue with the tech companies.

I believe in capitalism, and to have a strong capitalist system, you have to have competition.