Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 24, 2011
While the federal government is exempt from the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, private collection agencies are not.
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Jason Altmire
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Altmire points out potential abuses by private collection agencies in debt collection.

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