To prevent the abuses that led to the Great Recession, Americans need a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Obama's nominee, former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, is eminently qualified and will be a strong watchdog for consumers. We ask that you grant Cordray a speedy up-or-down vote in the Senate, and avoid another protracted partisan filibuster fight.
Why is this important?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is all about fairness for working families. It's the watchdog against predatory and abusive practices by financial institutions. And believe you me, we need a strong watchdog, as we've seen all too clearly.
Richard Cordray is eminently qualified for this job. In Ohio, and now on a national level, he has fought fraud and discriminatory practices, taking on the big banks and winning for consumers and taxpayers.
Let's tell Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans to move quickly to an up-or-down vote of President Obama's nominee, Richard Cordray, as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
