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On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
Those who want to foster a system of continuing government guarantees in the secondary mortgage market certainly bear the burden of persuasion that somehow we can expect a different result.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling criticizes reliance on government guarantees in the mortgage market after past failures.

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