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On the recordJanuary 29, 2020
First, I would like to thank all of the participants in this comprehensive package. I would like to thank Ms. Pressley, as the sponsor of this comprehensive piece of legislation, Mr. Lawson, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Lynch, and Ms. Tlaib, for all of the work that they put in to ensure that we were covering the years of complaints that we have gotten about our credit bureaus and the mishandling of our consumers and a lack of protection for consumers who have suffered at the hands of our credit bureaus who did not take into consideration these very serious complaints. So, Mr. Chairman, the Comprehensive Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency, this act, makes much-needed and overdue reforms to improve the credit reporting system. The issues addressed by this bill are important for the economic well-being of millions of Americans and our economy. As we have discussed, the bill is supported by, again, Americans for Financial Reform, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, and the National Association of Realtors.…
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
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Jan 29, 2020

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