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On the recordJanuary 31, 2011
I can assure you--and I bet you that Senator Franken and Senator Blumenthal can do the same--that the foreclosure problem does not exist in anywhere near the dimensions that it does in the general market when the bank is still there.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the importance of local banks in preventing foreclosures.

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