The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 13, 2012 Elizabeth Warren to Join Senate Banking Committee -------------------------------------------------- Massachusetts Democratic Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren has been selected to join the Senate Banking Committee when the new Congress convenes next month. Best known for launching the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Obama, Warren's bid to join the Senate, and subsequently the Banking Committee, was heavily opposed by Wall Street lobbyists. .