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Chuck Grassley: “My opposition to this is not so much a matter of substance but of procedure and not usurping the authority of that…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 1998
My opposition to this is not so much a matter of substance but of procedure and not usurping the authority of that committee. It does need to be studied. I can tell you that in the Grassley-Durbin amendment, we have enhanced disclosure requirements to help consumers. While I respect the Senator's view on price controls, my view is that forcing a credit card company to offer credit when it has made a business determination that it would lose money will only force increased prices on other consumers. This is something that the Banking Committee needs to take a very serious look at and do it before we do something that may help some but may also hurt others.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for careful consideration of credit card regulations in the Banking Committee.

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