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On the recordJuly 13, 2011
The purpose of the consumer protection agency, as I see it, is to give consumers a fighting chance in the credit marketplace.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren explains the role of the consumer protection agency.

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