Juan Vargas: “I think that these sanctions are very necessary.”

Credit unions are vital to our economy and to our communities. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and the consumers and small businesses that they serve. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I sincerely thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut for bringing us together tonight to defend the SNAP program. In America, no child should go to bed hungry. No family should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from. SNAP…

I appreciate that, and so do the polls. Notably, according to a recent nonpartisan poll, over 82 percent of Americans support the CFPB and its mission to protect consumers in the financial marketplace.

Since 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has protected consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive business practices.