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On the recordJuly 14, 2015
Last month, the House Appropriations Committee passed a bill that kills the CFPB's independence.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Senator Brown criticizes efforts to undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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