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Elizabeth Warren: “Just as the Consumer Product Safety Commission protects buyers of goods and supports a competitive market, we need the…”

On the recordJune 17, 2013
Just as the Consumer Product Safety Commission protects buyers of goods and supports a competitive market, we need the same for consumers of financial products, a new regulatory regime, and even a new regulatory body to protect consumers who use credit cards, home mortgages, car loans, and a host of other products.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren compares the need for a financial regulatory body to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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