On the recordOctober 19, 2009
It is time for Congress to recognize that the 2005 bankruptcy reform bill is causing unnecessary and unfair hardship to people who no one thinks are abusing the system.
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Durbin calls for Congress to address the hardships caused by the bankruptcy reform.
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