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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
If major financial institutions can call someone and ask about an improper payment that is outside their area within 12 hours of the payment being made, for the life of me, I don't understand why that is not a good system to help us identify improper payments and fraudulent payments.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus advocates for a system to quickly identify improper payments.

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