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On the recordJuly 18, 2011
The issue is whether the Bureau is sufficiently accountable to the American people. I and 43 of my colleagues believe that it is not.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby questions the accountability of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

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