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On the recordNovember 1, 2017
You like the system the way it was before they met their excesses. You like the idea of a government backstop to mortgages.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Capuano criticizes the reluctance to change the mortgage system despite widespread agreement on the need for a backstop.

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