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Keith Ellison: “We don't have a CFPB because somebody just thought it would be a great idea. We are here because of a financial crisis.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2023
We don't have a CFPB because somebody just thought it would be a great idea. We are here because of a financial crisis.
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Keith Ellison
Minnesota

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Ellison explains the necessity of the CFPB due to past financial crises.

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