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On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
So that is good, because I had not heard that 50,000 had closed, so I think that is great news.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley expresses optimism about the number of closed loans under HARP 2.0.

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