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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
Senators Durbin, Schumer, Kennedy and Dodd offered the first legislative proposal to create a consumer financial agency.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Acknowledging the initial legislative effort for a consumer financial agency.

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