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Janice Schakowsky: “Let me just say that I see this subcommittee as a place where we should be protecting the CFPB because we are designated…”

On the recordJune 7, 2017
Let me just say that I see this subcommittee as a place where we should be protecting the CFPB because we are designated to do consumer protection.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky advocates for the protection of the CFPB's role in consumer advocacy.

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