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On the recordJune 12, 2024
Hedge funds want to take that off the plate of middle-class Americans and put it on their plate.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley warns about hedge funds buying up single-family homes, impacting middle-class wealth.

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