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John Conyers: “We have a recession, a depression in many places, and it stemmed from the subprime mortgage scandal.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
We have a recession, a depression in many places, and it stemmed from the subprime mortgage scandal.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers links the economic downturn to the subprime mortgage crisis.

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