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Ayanna Pressley: “I really do see a faster payment system simply as a public good, and the lack of action here creates a real void in the…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
I really do see a faster payment system simply as a public good, and the lack of action here creates a real void in the lives of consumers everywhere.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley emphasizes the necessity of a faster payment system for consumer welfare.

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