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Elizabeth Warren: “The idea of protecting borrowers from usury dates back to the Code of Hammurabi, to the Bible, to the Koran...”

On the recordApril 27, 2021
The idea of protecting borrowers from usury dates back to the Code of Hammurabi, to the Bible, to the Koran...
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes the historical importance of protecting borrowers from excessive interest rates.

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