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AFR Press Statement: President Obama’s Recess Appointment of Richard Cordray
January 4, 2012 – 11:02 am | Comments Off

Consumers won today when President Obama defied Wall Street interests to make a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Obama stood with consumers and families in making this crucial decision.

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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 …

Recess Coalition Events
July 29, 2010 – 1:27 pm

AFR Recess Coalition Events
We expect to invite the media to all events unless specified.
Arkansas

On-Air Thank you to Senators: During radio show on Tuesday, July 20th.
Public Education Briefing: Date TBD. Organizing as a Thank You …

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 …

SAFER Supports Elizabeth Warren
July 29, 2010 – 10:53 am

SAFER: A Committee of Economists and Other Experts for Stable, Accountable, Fair and Efficient Financial Reform
July 26, 2010
Dear Mr. President:
We are writing concerning the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 which …