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On the recordJune 13, 2023
We created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to fight for all the Americans who have no other way to stand up to powerful interest groups and powerful corporations.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown emphasizes the purpose of the CFPB in protecting consumers from corporations.

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