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Elijah Cummings: “His own data which he provided to us earlier this year shows that principal reductions would save the United States…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
His own data which he provided to us earlier this year shows that principal reductions would save the United States taxpayers billions of dollars compared to foreclosures.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings highlights DeMarco's data supporting principal reductions over foreclosures.

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