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Terri Sewell: I want to say that I think it is really important that we not reward bad actors. I think that the fact of the matter is…

On the recordJuly 6, 2016
I want to say that I think it is really important that we not reward bad actors. I think that the fact of the matter is that lots of payday lenders--while access to credit is critically important, to reward bad behavior is not something that I think this House should be about, and I ask Members to support this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama
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Jul 6, 2016

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