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Shelley Moore Capito: “For an agency whose initial leader once touted that, 'This consumer bureau belongs to the public, and we are building it…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2013
For an agency whose initial leader once touted that, 'This consumer bureau belongs to the public, and we are building it right out in the open there for anyone to see,' the refusal to answer this simple question is troubling.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Capito critiques the CFPB's failure to provide information despite claims of transparency.

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