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On the recordApril 11, 2018
That is why we created the CFPB. Its job is clear: to fight for hardworking families against unfair, abusive, and deceptive practices, the tricks and traps that some financial institutions design in order to line their pockets.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Describing the purpose of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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