Republicans Plot to End the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a Government Thing That Works

by eNews Park Forest on November 17, 2016

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016

By Joan McCarter

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 07: Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Richard Cordray testifies during a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee April 7, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semi-Annual Report to Congress." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

CFPB director Richard Cordray. It was nice while it lasted.

Always looking out for the Wall Street, while conning Main Street into believing their populist lies, Republicans are now going to be able to achieve one of their goals: completely defanging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.