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On the recordJuly 9, 2019
As the central bank in America, the Federal Reserve has a responsibility to speed up the process of clearing payments.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley asserts the Fed's duty to expedite payment clearance for families.

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