House Republicans Ought to be Embarrassed about their Record on Fannie and Freddie
By Financial Services Committee -

Failure is the only word to describe the House Republicans’ record on the GSEs.
Washington, DC – April 28, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Rep. Spencer Bachus should know better. In a long op-ed in Politico, the Alabama Republican talks at length about the supposed Democratic failure to reform the GSEs, but apparently President Bush’s “ownership society” doesn’t apply to Republicans taking responsibility for their own failures. The Republican record on Fannie and Freddie is clear and embarrassing:


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