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On the recordNovember 1, 2021
Earned wage access may create a cycle of unsustainable borrowing as employees who should be paid a viable wage borrow on their own hard-earned income.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters expresses concern about earned wage access leading to unsustainable borrowing.

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