Political Quotes

On the recordMay 27, 2009
This crisis may have begun with subprime mortgage lending.
Said by
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren discusses the origins of the economic crisis linked to subprime mortgages.

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