Political Quotes

Mel Martinez

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Jan 23, 2007

I wanted to ask your position on the strategic disbursal of our Atlantic fleet carriers on the east coast.

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Sep 14, 2006

Are there aspects, if you are familiar with Florida law, that you believe would be a good basis for a national model?

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Sep 14, 2006

You would disagree with me? That is a fair rate of lending and that that is not going to drive someone to financial ruin if they are paying that kind of an interest rate, particularly when they are working in a fairly modest salary scale…

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Sep 14, 2006

You should become familiar. Your organization should become familiar, because our servicemen and women need to be become familiar.

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Sep 14, 2006

I share my full support for whatever we can move forward to ensure that this egregious practice, particularly the plight upon our servicemen and women comes to a stop.

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Sep 14, 2006

I would just comment along the lines of what Senator Schumer said, that this is an egregious practice.

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Sep 14, 2006

Financial literacy, in other words.

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Sep 14, 2006

I understand payday loans are now available on the internet from off-shore lenders, and if Congress acts to curb unethical lending practices at home, what more can we do to protect the Nation's military personnel from online lenders…

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Sep 14, 2006

But you wouldn't disagree that a 390 percent loan is unconscionable?

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Sep 14, 2006

One of the things that I notice in your report is that this industry particularly advertises and preys upon our military personnel.

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Sep 14, 2006

Often times, subprime lending, particularly longer-term loans, can be confused with predatory lending.

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