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Elizabeth Warren: “Congress should establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) to ensure the basic safety of consumer credit…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2009
Congress should establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) to ensure the basic safety of consumer credit products.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren advocates for a new agency to protect consumers in credit markets.

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