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Janice Schakowsky: “We truly recognize the president has the authority to eventually nominate and get someone confirmed by the Senate. But…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2017
We truly recognize the president has the authority to eventually nominate and get someone confirmed by the Senate. But we hope that person is qualified as a consumer advocate and is not someone who has attacked the bureau and called it a sick, sad joke, as the current acting director has.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Expressing hope for a qualified nominee for the CFPB director position.

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