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Banks need to step up

Sat., Oct. 17, 2020

Huge numbers of people will be evicted and small businesses will close because they cannot pay their rent or their mortgage. It’s time for the banks to step up.

Taxpayers bailed out the “too big to fail” banks in 2008. It’s time for banks to repay the favor.

A moratorium on mortgage loans will not break the bank, but it will keep people in their homes and give businesses a lifeline.

If you agree, please tell U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho. He is a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing the Urban Affairs. His Lewiston office is at 313 D Street, Lewiston, ID 83501 and his phone number is 208-743-1492.

Michelle Perdue

Grangeville, Idaho

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