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Sirota, David | June 13, 2005 issue

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Offers a look at the actions of Democratic Party legislators in the United States Congress. Report that Democratic Representative Paul Kanjorski is writing legislation with Republicans to allow predatory lenders to raise fees and avoid state usury laws; Report that Democratic Representatives Brad Miller, Barney Frank and Mel Watt have written an alternative to Kanjorski's bill that would crack down on predatory lenders.

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LEGISLATORS -- United States; UNITED States. Congress; KANJORSKI, Paul; PREDATORY lending; LEGISLATION; FRANK, Barney, 1940-; MILLER, Brad; WATT, Mel
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