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.
I just want to make it clear for the record. I asked the question about whether or not you think CEO's ought to be held accountable when the companies they are running break the law.
Do you think that CEO's, like John Lechleiter, should be held personally accountable when drug companies like Eli Lilly break the law?
I am deeply concerned that you believe that the biggest regulatory problem in the country right now is that the rules are too hard on Wall Street banks.
millions of families are going to pay the price while the banks end up, once again, getting bailed out and with record profits.
Under Chair Yellen's leadership for the last 4 years, the Fed has adopted a number of rules to reduce the risk of another financial crisis.
I appreciate your making the point that the opioid epidemic and the lack of paid family leave are holding back workers, and that Congress has to do something on both fronts.
To people who are trying to live on those wages, I think that is how they feel.
The Dodd/Frank law that was passed by Congress provides for succession.





