Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 18, 2018
Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prevent the need for those heartbreaking conversations ever again.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown emphasizes the purpose of the CFPB in protecting consumers from financial crises.

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