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On the recordMay 10, 2017
Congress specifically required FHFA to consider principal reduction to achieve those goals.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren highlights Congress's mandate for FHFA to consider principal reduction during the 2008 bailout.

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