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Sherrod Brown: “We created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to fight for all the Americans who have no other way to stand up to…”

On the recordJune 12, 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

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Brown emphasizes the CFPB's role in protecting consumers against powerful entities.

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