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Tweet - "This Friday, Visa & Mastercard plan to increase swipe fee rates that they impose on many American businesses & their customers. Higher swipe fees hurt vulnerable Americans. Read my bipartisan letter urging Visa & Mastercard to call off these fee hikes."

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By: Dick Durbin

Date: April 18, 2022

Issues: Economy and Fiscal

""This Friday, Visa & Mastercard plan to increase swipe fee rates that they impose on many American businesses & their customers. Higher swipe fees hurt vulnerable Americans. Read my bipartisan letter urging Visa & Mastercard to call off these fee hikes."

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