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Dick Durbin: “I personally think that it's incredibly unfortunate that people's financials are in a state, many times often not their…”

On the recordJune 1, 2009
I personally think that it's incredibly unfortunate that people's financials are in a state, many times often not their own doing, that they need to take a high-interest loan.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin expresses concern over high-interest loans affecting people's finances.

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