Hawkins seeks ban on payday lenders
“When you are seeking to ban an industry as a legislator and have a pending lawsuit against companies that are operating lawfully, I just don’t know how to draw that line”
Posted on 12/30/2007 2:36:27 PM PST by VRWCtaz Hawkins seeks ban on payday lenders By Robert W. Dalton Published: Sunday, December 30, 2007 State Sen. via Free Republic
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