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Carl Levin: “So that you felt Standard and Poor's should downgrade subprime, significantly.”

On the recordApril 22, 2010
So that you felt Standard and Poor's should downgrade subprime, significantly.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin emphasizes the need for downgrading subprime mortgages.

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