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Rashida Tlaib: “It seems to me that there is a lack of a sense of urgency in trying to help middle-class families not become targets of…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2020
It seems to me that there is a lack of a sense of urgency in trying to help middle-class families not become targets of these criminal schemes.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib expresses frustration over the lack of urgency in addressing predatory lending practices.

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