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On the recordJune 17, 2014
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is here. If we did not have it, we would be trying to create it.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Green emphasizes the necessity of the CFPB in consumer protection.

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