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Sheldon Whitehouse: “It is a point worth making in this hearing and in our community that to the extent local banks are involved...”

On the recordAugust 19, 2009
It is a point worth making in this hearing and in our community that to the extent local banks are involved...
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Local banks reduce delinquency rates compared to national banks.

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