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Janice Schakowsky: “One of the landmark achievements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act was the creation of the…”

On the recordJune 7, 2017
One of the landmark achievements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act was the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Highlights the importance of the CFPB established by Dodd-Frank for consumer protection.

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