December 08, 2017

International Business Times: Elizabeth Warren And Sherrod Brown Slam Mulvaney For Conflicts Of Interest

Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Sherrod Brown (OH) on Friday slammed President Donald Trump's top financial regulator Mick Mulvaney after evidence surfaced that as a Congressman he raked in campaign contributions from payday lenders just days before he pressured government officials to back off predatory lending regulations.

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"Mr. Mulvaney spent his years in Congress trying to gut consumer protections and undermine the CFPB - and he racked up big donations from payday lenders and banks for his efforts," Warren told IBT in an emailed statement. "His illegal appointment to lead the consumer agency is a slap in the face for working families who've been cheated."

Read more on the International Business Times website here.