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Ayanna Pressley: “And policing specifically discrimination, because this is what I am really concerned about--that the Bureau is unwilling…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2019
And policing specifically discrimination, because this is what I am really concerned about--that the Bureau is unwilling to take on Betsy DeVos and the student loan industry to obtain the records and data needed to effectively police this potential discrimination or fair lending violations in the student loan market.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley expresses concern over the Bureau's lack of action against discrimination in student loans.

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