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On the recordSeptember 5, 2011
Isn't it true that without a Director the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau does have supervisory authority over large banks?
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Menendez questions the supervisory authority of the Bureau without a confirmed Director.

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