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Elijah Cummings: “I just want to remind the gentleman before he leaves the Chamber that there is truth here. The truth is that the CBO has…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2015
I just want to remind the gentleman before he leaves the Chamber that there is truth here. The truth is that the CBO has already estimated that this bill will cost some $18 million. There is also truth here with regard to what has happened to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau--the very bureau that this Congress established to protect our consumers on a day-to-day basis--and its losing some $36 million. That is the transparency. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Watson Coleman). {time} 1430
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland
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Feb 4, 2015

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