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On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
My focus then is we had, and I guess because of what took place in the past, in 1977 we passed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Mr. Meeks discusses the importance of the Community Reinvestment Act in addressing economic disparities.

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