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Gregory Meeks: Because all of those agencies existed, yet still the consumers did not have a voice. They did not have a voice until we…

On the recordMay 20, 2014
Because all of those agencies existed, yet still the consumers did not have a voice. They did not have a voice until we had the CFPB.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks argues that the CFPB was essential for giving consumers a voice.

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