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On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
So much damage was caused by allowing an industry to take advantage of our families, and I state, 'take advantage of our families' who only wanted to have the American dream, and that is to own a home.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano criticizes the industry for exploiting families seeking home ownership amid the housing crisis.

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