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Elizabeth Warren: “We need to strengthen the Community Reinvestment Act so that banks serve the communities still scarred--still…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2021
We need to strengthen the Community Reinvestment Act so that banks serve the communities still scarred--still scarred--by the legacy of Black Codes and Jim Crow and redlining.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Calling for reforms to ensure banks support historically marginalized communities.

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