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On the recordMay 15, 2013
Yet, because of a law that makes no sense to me, we are not allowed to use that to offset their principal.
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Michael Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano criticizes a law preventing the use of dividends from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce their debt.

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