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Jeff Merkley: “I think we spent about $70 billion on the mortgage interest deduction.”

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
I think we spent about $70 billion on the mortgage interest deduction.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley highlights the significant cost of the mortgage interest deduction.

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