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On the recordSeptember 23, 2009
Public policy should be about minimizing foreclosures for the same reasons it should be about minimizing child abuse or protecting the public health or educating our children.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren argues that public policy should prioritize reducing foreclosures.

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