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Elizabeth Warren: “Nearly every product sold in America has passed basic safety regulations well in advance of reaching store shelves. But…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2011
Nearly every product sold in America has passed basic safety regulations well in advance of reaching store shelves. But credit products, by comparison, are regulated by a tattered patchwork of State and Federal laws that have failed to adapt to changing markets.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren highlights the inadequate regulation of credit products compared to other consumer products.

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