I was shocked yesterday at the exchange that occurred between our colleague from North Carolina, Patrick McHenry, and Elizabeth Warren, the woman who has been tasked by President Obama to establish the new Consumer Financial Protections Bureau. You know, to have a woman of impeccable academic credentials, a woman who for years predicted what was going to happen, had a potential solution, and who has been adamant in her support for trying to unwind this mess, to have her being attacked, to have her at one point being accused of somehow doing too much to communicate with Attorneys General who are trying to get a fair shake for homeowners who have been cheated, speaks volumes--not just, sadly, about the Republican chair of the subcommittee, but about the Republican approach. For heaven sakes, they shouldn't be blocking her nomination. They should be embracing it and working with us to make sure it never happens again. ____________________
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