Stand with Maxine Waters: Reclaim the consumer watchdog

Trump wants to let Wall Street prey on working people. Rep. Maxine Waters is fighting back. Petition to Congress: "Support Rep. Maxine Waters' Consumer First Act to restore the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and undo the damage of Donald Trump's Wall Street first administration." Add your name: Dear Katy, Donald Trump built his business around scamming his customers and the people who worked for him. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exists to stop scams. Trump devoted his administration to rewarding Wall Street and attacking communities of color. The CFPB protects communities of color from Wall Street. You can see why one of Trump's main goals has been to destroy the CFPB with corrupt leadership and internal sabotage. Now, Rep. Maxine Waters is leading the charge to undo the damage, and she needs our help. Stand with Rep. Waters: Don't let Trump help Wall Street prey on working people. Click here to sign the petition. The CFPB – the brainchild of Sen. Elizabeth Warren – was one the shining star of Wall Street oversight. In just a few short years, it "returned $12 billion to nearly 30 million consumers who have been harmed by financial institutions, handled over 1.3 million consumer complaints about financial institutions, and made the financial marketplace stronger and fairer for all Americans."1 First, Trump hijacked the independent watchdog by installing his then-OMB Director Mick Mulvaney – a man who once publicly told a room full of bank lobbyists that donors to his political campaigns got first access to his congressional office.2 Then, Mulvaney set out to destroy the CFPB from within. He put partisan hacks in charge, dismissed an independent expert consultant board, suppressed a report on exploitative student loans, dropped charges against predatory payday lenders and quit cooperating with other agencies. Now, Mulvaney's handpicked successor, Kathy Kraninger – a woman with no relevant experience who helped implement Trump's family separation policy – is continuing the crusade, starting with a handout to payday lenders.3 Rep. Maxine Waters has had enough, and now she's out to reclaim the CFPB as the new chair of the House Committee on Financial Services. Her Consumers First Act restores the CFPB's staffing and powers, protects its work to rein in predatory lenders, and blocks further administration sabotage.4 We must help Rep. Waters pass this bill to undo the damage and expose Trump's Wall Street first agenda. Stand with Rep. Waters: Don't let Trump help Wall Street prey on working people. Click below to sign the petition: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/waters-cfpb?t=9&akid=31935%2E12967895%2EDdQyN4 Thank you for speaking out, Josh Nelson, Co-Director CREDO Action from Working Assets Add your name: References: Timothy Jenkins, "Chairwoman Waters introduces bill to reverse Mulvaney actions," Consumer Finance Monitor, March 7, 2019. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Photo: Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images Share on Facebook Post to your wall Tweet this Post to Twitter © 2019 CREDO. All rights reserved. This email was sent to katy63.kelso@blogger.com. To change your email or mailing address, please click here: https://act.credoaction.com/me/update/?t=18&akid=31935%2E12967895%2EDdQyN4 To unsubscribe, please visit our subscription management page at: http://act.credoaction.com/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=20&akid=31935%2E12967895%2EDdQyN4