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Bob Menendez: Mr. Secretary, I defy anyone to suggest that these cases were somehow the exception, that these were aberrational.

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
Mr. Secretary, I defy anyone to suggest that these cases were somehow the exception, that these were aberrational.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez emphasizes that foreclosure cases are widespread and not isolated incidents.

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