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John W. Olver: I would just say to my ranking member that I had exactly the same reaction to this and was all prepared to get very…

On the recordJuly 29, 2010
I would just say to my ranking member that I had exactly the same reaction to this and was all prepared to get very excited and oppose this one adamantly, but we were assured that a re-look at the HECM situation and the needs there indicated that it could yield this $10 million offset.
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John W. Olver
Massachusetts
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Jul 29, 2010

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The speaker discusses concerns about a financial offset related to the HECM situation.

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