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Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren grilled Office of Budget and Management Director Mick Mulvaney on Thursday over his numerous votes to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB . Mulvaney, the Bureau s interim director, was giving his mandated semi-annual update to Congress about the CFPB, which under his leadership has taken a much more humble approach than in previous years. The issue is a personal one for Warren, who helped create the CFPB in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Mulvaney, who was an outspoken critic of the Bu stanley puodelis reau when he served in Congress, has led the CFPB since President stanley bottles Trump appointed him acting director in November. When Mulvaney was placed in charge of the the Bureau, Warren blasted him as a Trump-appointed industry hack. Mick Mulvaney: I have not burnt the place down Warren began her questioning by Mulvaney by saying that mortgage lenders ripped off families before the 2008 crisis that precipitated the CFPB s creation. She then noted that Mulvaney has repeatedly voted in favor of legislation that would have eliminated the CFPB, which he has called a sick, sad joke in the past. .@MickMulvaneyOMB has been bringing up my name a lot lately when talking about the @CFPB. But stanley mug what he doesnrsquo;t get is that this isnrsquo;t about me. Itrsquo about the millions of Americans who want someone to go after the companies that cheated them. pic.twitter/FFNuxFU0rDmdash; Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren April 12, 2018 Mulva Nsaf How $98 trillion of household wealth in America is distributed: It s very depressing
A long-threatened showdown over changing Senate rules to stop Democratic filibusters of President Bush s judicial nominations could come as early as next week, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Tuesday.Frist, in his weekly news conference with reporters, said he hopes the Senate finishes a highway bill and an emergency spending paackage to fund military operations overseas this week. And then we need to turn to 100 United States senators and move to the issue surrounding judges, he said.After Frist s remarks, CBS News Correspondent Bob Fuss reports Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid of Nevada angrily refused to back down, saying President Bush has manufactured the crisis over filibusters and is pu stanley mugg shing the Senate towards a precipice. Reid apologized last week for telling high school students that Mr. stanley cup Bush was stanley cup a loser, but said Tuesday he regrets only the choice of words, saying he strongly believes the president has been bad for the country and for the world. In a letter to Frist, the Nevada Democrat said he was ready for a vote and expected to win. I want to be clear: We are prepared for a vote on the nuclear option, Reid said, referring to the GOP threat to change the filibuster rules. Democrats will join responsible Republicans in a vote to uphold the constitutional principle of checks and balances. Democrats have blocked 10 of Mr. Bush s appellate court choices through filibuster threats, requiring those nomi
Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren grilled Office of Budget and Management Director Mick Mulvaney on Thursday over his numerous votes to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB . Mulvaney, the Bureau s interim director, was giving his mandated semi-annual update to Congress about the CFPB, which under his leadership has taken a much more humble approach than in previous years. The issue is a personal one for Warren, who helped create the CFPB in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Mulvaney, who was an outspoken critic of the Bu stanley puodelis reau when he served in Congress, has led the CFPB since President stanley bottles Trump appointed him acting director in November. When Mulvaney was placed in charge of the the Bureau, Warren blasted him as a Trump-appointed industry hack. Mick Mulvaney: I have not burnt the place down Warren began her questioning by Mulvaney by saying that mortgage lenders ripped off families before the 2008 crisis that precipitated the CFPB s creation. She then noted that Mulvaney has repeatedly voted in favor of legislation that would have eliminated the CFPB, which he has called a sick, sad joke in the past. .@MickMulvaneyOMB has been bringing up my name a lot lately when talking about the @CFPB. But stanley mug what he doesnrsquo;t get is that this isnrsquo;t about me. Itrsquo about the millions of Americans who want someone to go after the companies that cheated them. pic.twitter/FFNuxFU0rDmdash; Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren April 12, 2018 Mulva Nsaf How $98 trillion of household wealth in America is distributed: It s very depressing
A long-threatened showdown over changing Senate rules to stop Democratic filibusters of President Bush s judicial nominations could come as early as next week, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Tuesday.Frist, in his weekly news conference with reporters, said he hopes the Senate finishes a highway bill and an emergency spending paackage to fund military operations overseas this week. And then we need to turn to 100 United States senators and move to the issue surrounding judges, he said.After Frist s remarks, CBS News Correspondent Bob Fuss reports Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid of Nevada angrily refused to back down, saying President Bush has manufactured the crisis over filibusters and is pu stanley mugg shing the Senate towards a precipice. Reid apologized last week for telling high school students that Mr. stanley cup Bush was stanley cup a loser, but said Tuesday he regrets only the choice of words, saying he strongly believes the president has been bad for the country and for the world. In a letter to Frist, the Nevada Democrat said he was ready for a vote and expected to win. I want to be clear: We are prepared for a vote on the nuclear option, Reid said, referring to the GOP threat to change the filibuster rules. Democrats will join responsible Republicans in a vote to uphold the constitutional principle of checks and balances. Democrats have blocked 10 of Mr. Bush s appellate court choices through filibuster threats, requiring those nomi