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Jeff Merkley: “We had generals and admirals who were coming to Congress and saying these payday loans are destroying our military…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
We had generals and admirals who were coming to Congress and saying these payday loans are destroying our military families and that is unacceptable.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley emphasizes military leaders' concerns about the impact of payday loans on military families.

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