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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
Don't you think it is appropriate, sir, that Fannie and Freddie, especially organizations of this size that are backstopped by the taxpayers, also ought to live by the same rules as our nongovernment financial institutions when it comes to capital requirements?
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Bruce Poliquin
Maine

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Poliquin questions the capital requirements for government-backed entities.

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