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February 11, 2025

Lawmakers Join Protests at Shuttered Office of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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In Washington, D.C., hundreds of protesters rallied outside the offices
of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monday after the Trump
administration moved to shut down the agency's headquarters and cut off
its funding. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is credited with
creating the CFPB, slammed Elon Musk's DOGE operation and the Office of
Management and Budget's director Russell Vought, saying their attempt to
shutter the CFPB is "the payoff to the rich guys."

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "This fight is about more than just our financial
rules and regulations. This fight is about more than just
Democrat-versus-Republican politics. This fight is about hard-working
people versus the billionaires who want to squeeze more and more and
more money out of them."



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