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Jeff Sovern: Warren would protect consumers, not the banks
July 29, 2010 – 1:45 pm

Jeff Sovern, a professor at St. John’s University School of Law and co-coordinator of the Consumer Law and Policy Blog, argues in favor of Elizabeth Warren to lead the CFPB.  Click here to read his …

SEIU: Elizabeth Warren is the Right Person to Head the CFPB
July 29, 2010 – 1:43 pm

The SEIU has asked President Obama to nominate Elizabeth Warren to run the CFPB.  Click here to read their full letter. They say:
Warren has spent her entire career fighting for the interests of working …

Ann Brown in Politico: Elizabeth Warren’s Experience
July 29, 2010 – 1:39 pm

Former Consumer Product Safety Commission head Ann Brown debunked claims that Elizabeth Warren lacks the “administrative experience” to run the new CFPB in a recent Politico article.  Click here to read the full article.
Warren has …

American Sustainable Business Council to the President: Nominate Professor Warren
July 29, 2010 – 12:45 pm

The American Sustainable Business Council, representing more than 50,000 businesses across the country, sent this letter to the President to ask him to nominate Elizabeth Warren to lead the CFPB.
July 20, 2010
Dear President Obama,
We strongly …

Editorial: Charles Fried says Obama Should Give Warren a Recess Appointment
July 29, 2010 – 11:18 am

The conservative economist Charles Fried has come out in support of Elizabeth Warren with an Editorial in the Boston Globe.  Click here to read the full article.
Warren is smart, determined, and committed to the cause …

GOP Appointees to Oversight Panel Praise Elizabeth Warren’s Work
July 29, 2010 – 11:00 am

The Washington Post reported that while not outright supporting Warren’s nomination, GOP appointees who have worked with Professor Elizabeth Warren on the Congressional Oversight Panel praise her work.  Click here to read the full article.
The …