‘Lawless and Reckless’: Warren Condemns Fifth Circuit Attack on CFPB

Photo caption: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) attends a hearing on March 15, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Photo credit: Drew Angerer / Getty Images. Article by Jake Johnson. Common Dreams – October 20, 2022.

“Extreme right-wing judges are throwing into question every rule the CFPB enforces to protect consumers and businesses alike,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

The conservative-dominated Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure is unconstitutional, a decision that Sen. Elizabeth Warren—one of the agency’s architects—decried as “lawless and reckless.” […]

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