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Maxine Waters: “This is a consumer bill. My friends on the opposite side of the aisle who would try to kill this bill evidently do not…”

On the recordMay 22, 2019
This is a consumer bill. My friends on the opposite side of the aisle who would try to kill this bill evidently do not understand that the day is over when predatory lending will go forth in this body. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Beatty), the chair of the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion on the Financial Services Committee. {time} 1245
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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govinfo.gov
May 22, 2019

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