On the recordMarch 25, 2014
Thank goodness you passed that bill, because we used to have a stream of people coming to the food bank who were driven into bankruptcy by payday loans and now we do not.
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Merkley shares positive feedback on a bill that reduced payday loan bankruptcies.
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