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Pat Toomey: “The third amendment was justified at the time, and it is still on the website, as being a favor to Fannie and Freddie…”

On the recordMay 22, 2018
The third amendment was justified at the time, and it is still on the website, as being a favor to Fannie and Freddie because they would never be able to pay the 10-percent dividends.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey discusses the justification for the third amendment affecting dividend payments.

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