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On the recordJuly 22, 2014
The Republican Party has been very consistent. From 1995 through 2006, they did nothing legislatively about Fannie and Freddie.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank states that the Republican Party failed to regulate Fannie and Freddie during their control.

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