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Maxine Waters: “We have constituents who, no fault of their own, don't earn very much money, don't have money for food or for their…”

On the recordApril 14, 2015
We have constituents who, no fault of their own, don't earn very much money, don't have money for food or for their bills prior to their next payday, and they go to a payday lender and then they get hooked.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters highlights the struggles of constituents with payday lending.

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