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On the recordJune 13, 2023
The Constitution is clear. Congress can fund the Executive Branch, including the CFPB, banking regulators, and other agencies however it likes and has done so for nearly 250 years.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes Congress's authority to fund the CFPB amidst legal challenges.

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