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Jim DeMint: “The problem clearly came from loose credit policies that resulted in subprime mortgages and toxic securities.”

On the recordJune 6, 2012
The problem clearly came from loose credit policies that resulted in subprime mortgages and toxic securities.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

DeMint identifies loose credit policies as the root cause of the recession.

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