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On the recordSeptember 5, 2011
We do not believe that the Committee should consider any nominee to be the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection until reforms are adopted to make the Bureau accountable to the American people.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Shelby expresses opposition to confirming a nominee without reforms for accountability.

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