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Jeff Merkley: “It has increased between 2012 and 2015 by $500 billion.”

On the recordApril 4, 2016
It has increased between 2012 and 2015 by $500 billion.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the increase in mortgage lending over three years.

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