Ayanna Pressley actually said...

"Bank mergers, in so many cases, have proven to harm consumers with higher prices and more fees, lower deposit rates, less access to credit, and bank branch closures."

"This decline is not a coincidence nor happenstance. Rather, it is a direct consequence of bank regulators' failure to enforce antitrust laws in the banking sector."

"It is well past time for bank regulators to review bank mergers through an antitrust lens and with a consumer protection perspective."

"colleagues across the aisle have waged an all-out war on diversity, equity, and inclusion."