Weekly Addresses: Housing, Energy [VIDEO]

In his weekly internet and radio address President Barack Obama talks about the housing market while Republicans challenge the president's energy policy.

Obama says the housing market is healing, but it's time to turn the page on the "bubble-and-bust mentality" that led to the market's collapse.

The President calls on Congress to let all Americans refinance at current low rates. He wants more help for first-time homebuyers and expanded affordable rental housing. He's proposing to phase out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac so private capital can play a bigger role in mortgages.

At the same time, Obama says the U.S. must preserve access to popular 30-year mortgages.

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