08/12/2009
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"Efforts to tie a whole bunch of other issues to what is something that they should be doing anyway will be rejected by me."
"The CFPB was a critical piece of that reform, and it's already doing groundbreaking work on behalf of American consumers."
"All of us owe these men and women a profound debt of gratitude for the freedoms and standard of living we enjoy today."
"We believe the Senate should act in the best interest of the American people and confirm tomorrow Richard Cordray as the first director of the CFPB."