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Rashida Tlaib: “It is very dangerous when we start blaming borrowers unfairly, when the system is really set up against them.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
It is very dangerous when we start blaming borrowers unfairly, when the system is really set up against them.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib emphasizes the unfair blame on borrowers due to systemic issues.

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