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Elizabeth Warren: “A lot of them don’t actually want to stand next to exactly what they’re trying to do, and that is shut down the agency…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2025
A lot of them don’t actually want to stand next to exactly what they’re trying to do, and that is shut down the agency that has handled more than 6 million consumer complaints by people who got cheated by their credit card companies, by payday loan companies.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren criticized Republicans for not wanting to openly support shutting down the CFPB.

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