After Republicans blocked the confirmation of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, North Carolina’s Sen. Lindsey Graham is explaining that he just doesn’t want a Soviet dictator like Joseph Stalin to have so much control. Ostensibly in this comparison, Cordray is Stalin? We’re not quite sure. [More]
Republican Senator Summons Soviet Russia Comparison For Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By December 12, 2011
White House: GOP Efforts To Block Confirmation Of CFPB Director Will Hurt Consumers
By December 8, 2011
Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, spoke with Consumerist today during a conference call where he stressed the importance of Richard Cordray’s confirmation as director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a confirmation that was blocked earlier today by Senate Republicans. [More]
Senate Blocks Vote On Confirmation Of Richard Cordray As Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director
By December 8, 2011
A vote today in the Senate over whether or not to confirm Richard Cordray as the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been blocked with a filibuster by opponents of the current structure of the bureau. [More]
