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Ayanna Pressley: “I was fortunate enough to discuss this issue before the House Financial Services Committee just last month and to…”

On the recordMay 15, 2019
I was fortunate enough to discuss this issue before the House Financial Services Committee just last month and to express my concerns regarding the perpetual debt trap that these products leave and create for some of our most vulnerable residents and consumers.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights concerns about payday loans impacting vulnerable consumers.

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