The administration and Congress have a responsibility to look forward, reconsider the role government has played in the past.
Tim Geithner: “The administration and Congress have a responsibility to look forward, reconsider the role government has played in the…”
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Geithner stresses the need for government to reassess its role in housing finance.
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