On the recordOctober 16, 2008
At the risk of stating the obvious, it is worth noting that at the height of the housing boom, the President and his supporters in and out of Government did nothing to criticize or stop predatory lending.
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Schumer criticizes the government's inaction during the housing boom regarding predatory lending.
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