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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.
Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which is currently pending before the Senate. This legislation would reduce student loan debt for millions of Americans and…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Massachusetts.
if the evidence supports it, the Bureau is willing to issue rules regarding forced arbitration?
So the bottom line is that when a customer thinks he has been cheated or that a bill is wrong, an arbitration clause in his contract makes it nearly impossible for him to get any real help.
forcing customers into an arbitration system that banks control is just another way to tilt the playing field against consumers.
Mr. President, earlier today, the Senate confirmed Mark Mastroianni to fill a judicial vacancy in Western Massachusetts on the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Mastroianni came highly recommended by the Advisory…
I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Blumenthal). The Senator from Ohio. Concern for Veterans
Mr. President, outstanding student loans now total more than $1.2 trillion and millions of young people are struggling to keep up with their payments. But we have a chance to give those borrowers immediate relief by cutting the interest…
We should be doing everything we can to help student loan borrowers repay their loans, and part of that is improving loan servicing.
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