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On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
I am fascinated by this conversation because you all study the housing market and mortgages day in and day out, but you reach such dramatically different conclusions.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley expresses interest in differing expert opinions on housing.

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