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Jason Smith: “I think the strength of CRA is its flexibility, and I think it is also the weakness of CRA.”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2019
I think the strength of CRA is its flexibility, and I think it is also the weakness of CRA.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Smith discusses the dual nature of the Community Reinvestment Act's flexibility.

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