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.
Last month, Senator Durbin, Senator Harkin, Senator Franken and many others introduced a student loan refinancing bill to lower the interest rates on outstanding student loans.
A Federal student loan refinancing program would let borrowers get lower interest rates without losing out on any of the Federal protections that they're currently guaranteed.
Thank you, Mr. President. I am here today to say happy birthday to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This week marks 4 years since Dodd-Frank was signed into law and 3 years since the consumer agency opened its doors. The consumer…
What would you change in Federal and State requirements, policies, to drive us in that direction?
It's also clear that we have consumer friendly labels for over-the-counter drugs--Tylenol, cough syrup--and that we do not yet have those on prescription drugs.





