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Jack Reed: “We passed legislation, for example, that tried to cap lending at 36 percent for active-duty personnel.”

On the recordJune 25, 2012
We passed legislation, for example, that tried to cap lending at 36 percent for active-duty personnel.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Discussing legislative efforts to protect active-duty personnel from high lending rates.

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