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Chris Van Hollen: “For years, the work of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has been far too much about Wall Street, far…”

On the recordApril 19, 2021
For years, the work of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has been far too much about Wall Street, far too little about housing, and almost nothing about people's everyday lives in urban and rural communities.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Critique of the Committee's focus on Wall Street over housing and community issues.

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