Jul 13, 2011
Half of our entire budget and our FTE will be about supervision and enforcement.
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.
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Jul 13, 2011
No, sir, it passed, and I believe there were--there was some bipartisan support, but I don't think it was overwhelming.
Jul 13, 2011
Oh, I apologize. I currently am the Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury for standing up the consumer agency.
Jul 13, 2011
I have seen a letter that says 44 Senators will block any nominee to head up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unless the bureau is substantially changed.
Jul 13, 2011
I think we should start with much clearer disclosure. I don't think it's appropriate to take any tool off the table.
Jul 13, 2011
Congressman, repeal the--giving the agency the powers that Dodd-Frank has given it, you know I think what we ought to do is we ought to get out there and get started on behalf of the American people.
Jul 13, 2011
it was a hard fight to get this agency passed into law, but I thought, once it had passed and it had become the law, that this kind of fighting would be over
Jul 13, 2011
There's a whole process in place for this, that starts with research, that starts with community outreach.
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