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Janice Schakowsky: “By appointing--by suggesting that the head of the OMB, a deeply political agency of the White House, could also at the…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2017
By appointing--by suggesting that the head of the OMB, a deeply political agency of the White House, could also at the same time be the director of the independent Consumer Bureau, we just don't think that computes.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Criticism of the appointment of Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the CFPB.

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