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Michael S. Barr: It is shocking to me how the Majority's witnesses have identified that the solution to the problem of unbanked people in…

On the recordJuly 20, 2021
It is shocking to me how the Majority's witnesses have identified that the solution to the problem of unbanked people in America is to destroy banks.
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Michael S. Barr

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Barr criticizes the Majority's approach to addressing banking issues for the unbanked.

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