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Elizabeth Warren: “Yes. So let me just ask, Mr. Hughes, do you agree as an issuer of private label securities that the Government should…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2013
Yes. So let me just ask, Mr. Hughes, do you agree as an issuer of private label securities that the Government should address the inherently procyclical nature of private label housing finance market?
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren questions the need for government regulation in the housing finance market.

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