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On the recordMay 4, 2011
When you have got the eminent justices of the South Carolina court saying this is so offensive to the basic legal rights and rights of our citizens that we are going to order banks not to foreclose until they have cleaned this up, we have got to do something nationally.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed emphasizes the need for national action against problematic foreclosure practices.

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