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On the recordOctober 13, 2021
to not be able to use your money is a form of economic exclusion, and, as Chairwoman Waters said, it is economic discrimination and segregation.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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Highlighting economic discrimination faced by those reliant on cash.

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