But now Mr. Mulvaney is trying to convince us that protecting families and prosecuting shady lenders is, 'pushing the envelope.' That's a lie.
Elizabeth Warren
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Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American attorney, academic, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a prominent advocate for consumer protection, economic equality, and corporate regulation. Warren gained national recognition for her work in establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and has focused on issues such as student debt relief and healthcare reform during her tenure in the Senate.
In 2016, the CFPB went after a for-profit college chain called 'Bridgepoint' that scammed students with deceptive loans.
I want to make it abundantly clear that the Bureau will continue to fight unlawful discrimination at every turn.
I have a list of 11 bills that you supported during your time in Congress that would have made it harder for States and other Federal agencies to protect consumers.
In 2015, the CFPB went after Citigroup for cheating its credit card customers.
It's a consumer first agency. Before Mr. Mulvaney's arrival, the CFPB got 12 billion dollars in relief for 29 million Americans that had been harmed by shady practices.
Congress has nibbled around the edge of this problem for years, and the problem has gotten worse and worse.
Families dealing with the loss of a loved one shouldn't also have to worry about dealing with dangerous leftover drugs.
I am here today to urge my colleagues to oppose the confirmation of two Trump nominees--John Ring, who has been nominated to the National Labor Relations Board, and Patrick Pizzella, who has been nominated Deputy Secretary of Labor. These…
I recently sent you a letter about MDA's acquisition strategy for this radar and others in the Pacific.
Can recovery housing be an important piece of the puzzle for individuals in recovery from addiction?
In Massachusetts, more than five people are dying every day, on average, from opioid overdoses, and we need action now on this.
I am very concerned you will not forcefully defend the rights of LGBTQ employees, and others, when business owners try to use their personal religious beliefs as an excuse to disregard their employees' civil rights.
From our perspective, from day one, President Trump has rolled back worker protections and made it easier for corporations to take advantage of and discriminate against their workers.
It is critical today that the EEOC remains independent and that those appointed to the Commission make it clear they do not share President Trump's views on race, civil rights, women, people with disabilities, or the LGBTQ community.
I would think we might work together to try to get a time agreement for those two nominees who have been waiting since October.
The EEOC has a key role to play in ensuring that all workers in this country can do their job free of harassment and free of discrimination.
Now, the Trump administration has proposed decreasing the EEOC's budget, which the Commission's own budget request said would result in a, quote, 'Net attrition of investigators.'
We need to strengthen protections. We need to close loopholes for our most vulnerable workers, and we need to make sure that our enforcement agencies have the resources they need to be able to enforce the antidiscrimination laws that are…
But for the EEOC to really stamp out harassment in America's workplaces, we need to keep fighting for the funding it needs to be able to do its job.
we believe there is no medically valid reason, including a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, to exclude transgender individuals from military service.





