On the recordOctober 19, 2009
It would waive the means test and credit counseling requirements, which are unnecessary, time-consuming, costly, even humiliating for debtors forced to file by medical misfortune.
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congress.govSheldon Whitehouse: “It would waive the means test and credit counseling requirements, which are unnecessary, time-consuming, costly, even…”
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Whitehouse explains provisions of the Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act.
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