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On the recordMay 7, 2012
I am not pleased to be able to introduce the Rebuilding Equity Act in order to try to capture this concept and see if we can take this forward in the Senate.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley introduces the Rebuilding Equity Act to address refinancing challenges for families.

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