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Mark Kirk: “I am worried that while much of the crisis that the American people suffered from was triggered by Fannie Mae and…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2011
I am worried that while much of the crisis that the American people suffered from was triggered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in my view, because it was loaded with politically connected lawyers and lobbyists, the Congress did not reform it.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Kirk expresses concern over lack of reform in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after the financial crisis.

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