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Lee Zeldin: Overzealous enforcement of the law by the previous Administration encourages bad behavior instead of reining it in.

On the recordMay 20, 2019
Overzealous enforcement of the law by the previous Administration encourages bad behavior instead of reining it in.
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Lee Zeldin
New York

Editor's note · Context

Zeldin criticizes past administration's enforcement of the False Claims Act affecting FHA lenders.

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