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David Obey: “And is it not true that those services are, for instance, appraisals that FHA is required to obtain and computer…”

On the recordJuly 29, 1998
And is it not true that those services are, for instance, appraisals that FHA is required to obtain and computer services, without which FHA could not function and could not cut checks that they are supposed to cut?
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David Obey
Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the essential services required for the FHA's operations.

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