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John Ensign: We have not reformed the GSEs the way we needed to. We haven't done what needs to be done on the GSEs. This is one large…

On the recordMay 6, 2010
We have not reformed the GSEs the way we needed to. We haven't done what needs to be done on the GSEs. This is one large step to doing that, and I believe we should. They are too big and they can take this entire economy down, and that is why we have to limit the size of them. I would encourage my colleagues to support this amendment.
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John Ensign
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May 6, 2010

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The speaker is addressing the need for reforming Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) to protect the economy.

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