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Tim Scott: “If a family pays their utility bills or their phone bills on time for a decade, it ought to count toward their ability…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2017
If a family pays their utility bills or their phone bills on time for a decade, it ought to count toward their ability to have a home.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Senator Scott advocates for including utility payments in credit scoring.

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