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On the recordJuly 8, 2009
I think it is up to us to step forward once again and not to give up on this, Mr. Chairman, because I think it is not yet too late to enact this reform and to stem this collapse of the housing market in the United States.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen urges Congress to take action to reform and address the housing market collapse.

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