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Dick Durbin: “When there's no competition, a monopoly situation or anything close to it, buyer beware.”

On the recordMarch 4, 2014
When there's no competition, a monopoly situation or anything close to it, buyer beware.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin warns about the risks of monopolies leading to higher costs.

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