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Elizabeth Warren: “Let's keep in mind this is about whether or not the investors in these mortgages, some of whom made substantial profits…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2009
Let's keep in mind this is about whether or not the investors in these mortgages, some of whom made substantial profits during the glory days, should be required to take the losses when the mortgages that they invested in turn out not to be worth----
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes the fairness of requiring profitable investors to absorb losses.

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