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Claire McCaskill: These people that are out there preying upon folks at this point in time, they are pond scum and they should go to jail.

On the recordMarch 4, 2009
These people that are out there preying upon folks at this point in time, they are pond scum and they should go to jail.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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Senator McCaskill condemns fraudsters exploiting vulnerable individuals during economic hardship.

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