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Jeff Merkley: “I know my colleague and I have talked about this--the number increases. I will say something like the CFPB has returned…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2015
I know my colleague and I have talked about this--the number increases. I will say something like the CFPB has returned $3 billion, and my colleague will say: Oh, Senator, it is now $5 billion. And when I say it is $5 billion, my colleague will remind me it is now $8 billion. And here we are at $12 billion?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Dec 2, 2015

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