On the recordDecember 13, 2022
The CFPB was created not out of any partisanship, but we wanted an agency where the people got up every morning with one thing in mind, and that was protecting the consumers of the United States.
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congress.govEmanuel Cleaver: “The CFPB was created not out of any partisanship, but we wanted an agency where the people got up every morning with one…”
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Cleaver emphasizes the non-partisan creation of the CFPB focused on consumer protection.
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