dodd-frank act
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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S. 2372: VA Mission Act of 2018 This was a vote to pass S. 2372 in the Senate. This $55 billion package to overhaul the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ health care system passed by an overwhelming majority, including votes of approval from both of Colorado’s U.S. senators. The five-year spending bill expands the right…
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Bell Policy Center chief: We’re not free in a predatory economy
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You can’t pick yourself up by the bootstraps if your feet are chained to the floor. Debt is preventing Americans from moving up and our increasingly predatory economy makes that possible. This year, Colorado’s General Assembly closed the “Zombie Debt” loophole in our Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. It was an important win for consumers,…
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Perlmutter criticizes Dodd-Frank rewrite now slated for House vote
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A Republican-led effort to rewrite the rules of the massive, post financial crisis measure Dodd-Frank is slated for a full House vote in June, despite Democrat’s effort – among them U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter – to derail the legislation in committee. At odds are Perlmutter’s contention that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection…
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Tipton: The CFPB goes against government of the people, by the people
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created by the Dodd-Frank Act as an independent agency within the Federal Reserve System, with the purpose of regulating consumer financial products. The core mission of the CFPB, protecting consumers from bad actors, is important, but we should all be concerned about the unconstitutional structure of the Bureau.…
