04/13/2011
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"On the eve of the 1996 welfare reform, Democratic senator Frank Lautenberg voiced his concern that the bill would transform America into a Third World nation, leaving 'children hungry and homeless * *..."
"None of us can afford foreclosures at this scale--not homeowners, not investors, not taxpayers."
"I think these things are connected unfortunately, and the student loan debt, if it does not cost young couples their homes, may impede them from ever having one."
"I think we have to do everything we can to stop this foreclosure problem from getting worse as a means of simple justice, as well as making certain that economy recovery continues."