Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Elizabeth Warren to Head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau July 20, 2010 AFL-CIO applauds the passage of the Wall Street Accountability Act and looks forward to the creation of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – which has the
This letter comes from Rashmi Rangan, from Newark. Click here to read it on Delaware Online’s website. Want to write your own letter to the editor? Click here for instructions! Thank state’s congressional leaders for financial reform President Obama will sign the landmark Financial Reform
The Delaware News Journal recently published an editorial about Elizabeth Warren’s potential CFPA nomination. Click here to read the full letter. Warren is a Harvard law professor. She heads the TARP Congressional Oversight panel. She hasn’t been afraid to criticize Mr. Obama’s economic policies, tangle
Letter to President Obama on Professor Elizabeth Warren Click here to read this letter on Ralph Nader’s website. Dear President Obama: It is time for you to give taxpayers, consumers, and investors a reason to believe that you are truly interested in consumer protection by
The New Republic reports that Charles Fried supports Elizabeth Warren to lead the CFPB. They say: One of the supposed knocks against Elizabeth Warren is that she’s an ideological crusader bent on destroying capitalism as we know it. If she were to lead the new
The passage and signing of the Wall Street Reform Bill are major steps in the right direction toward protecting consumers from the tricks and traps of Wall Street. But there is still much work to be done, including making sure the right people are responsible
National Journal recently published a piece about how President Obama now faces another challenge barely two weeks after signing the financial reform bill. President Obama must now a qualified individual to direct the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In this piece, Heather Booth voices her
NPR recently ran a story about the ongoing battle over the director’s seat of the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Elizabeth Warren is a top candidate, but she is still facing some opposition; Heather Booth provides her insight on why Elizabeth Warren is best-suited
Heather Booth recently made a guest appearance on a CNBC news segment regarding Elizabeth Warren. During her appearance, she presents her reasons why Elizabeth Warren is more than qualified for the position of director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Watch the video below, courtesy
The media is buzzing with reports of support for Elizabeth Warren to serve as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read some of the highlights here: The Boston Globe named Elizabeth Warren Bostonian of the Year because she “pledged to look out