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On the recordMay 18, 2011
So, my question to those listening is if a gentleman with a degree of distinction from Oxford cannot get a loan from the United States banking system, how is it possible for 99 or 100 percent of the kids that I represent who are young people in the State of Louisiana who we do not go to Oxford, how is it possible for them to start a business?
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu highlights the challenges young Americans face in securing loans for business.

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