Political Quotes

On the recordApril 27, 2021
I just do not want Jesus to say to America in the judgment, 'I was hungry, and you gave me a payday loan through a rent-a-bank scheme.'
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Raphael Warnock
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Warnock criticizes predatory lending practices harming vulnerable communities.

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