Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were the topic of scrutiny in this 2004 Congressional Hearing.
Republicans were sounding the alarm.
Democrats were overtly praising Franklin Raines, calling the hearing a "lynching" and refusing to acknowledge a problem.
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