It has been said on the floor of the Senate that because of the amendment of the Senator from Connecticut, that someone serving in the U.S. military under the age of 21 could not get a credit card. Is that true or false?
Dick Durbin: “It has been said on the floor of the Senate that because of the amendment of the Senator from Connecticut, that someone…”
On the recordSeptember 17, 1998
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Questioning an amendment related to credit card access for military personnel under 21.
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