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Bernie Sanders: “I get calls in my Vermont office every week from people who are paying 25 or 30 percent interest rates on their credit…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
I get calls in my Vermont office every week from people who are paying 25 or 30 percent interest rates on their credit cards.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights the issue of high credit card interest rates affecting constituents.

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