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Maxine Waters: “Today, unfortunately, the CFPB is but a shell of its former vibrant and effective self.”

On the recordMarch 6, 2019
Today, unfortunately, the CFPB is but a shell of its former vibrant and effective self.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Criticism of the CFPB's decline under current administration.

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