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House Chairmen at Odds Over Consumer Finance Protection Agency

House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank , D-Mass. , is not thrilled with another committee chairman’s planned changes to legislation that would establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Full Article at CQ Politics

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  1. House Financial Services Committee
  2. U.S. House of Representatives
  3. Barack Obama

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Related Quotes

  1. Going from a single executive able to act promptly and efficiently to a five-member commission with staggered terms will weaken the capacity of the agency to provide consumer protection.
    Barney Frank – Barney Frank SOURCE: Reuters 1 month ago
  2. We cannot meet these tests with a set of small changes at the margin
    Barack Obama – Barack Obama SOURCE: VC Circle 1 month ago
  3. The buying process itself is intentionally structured to be needlessly complicated and time-consuming to wear down and confuse car buyers
    SOURCE: Mother Jones 1 month ago
  4. If they are insisting on a separate agency, a stand-alone agency, it's going to be difficult to do a bipartisan bill
    Richard Shelby – Richard Shelby SOURCE: Houston Chronicle 1 month ago
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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MD) walks on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) presides over a hearing about overdraft fees levied by banks on Captiol Hill October 30, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  4. Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee holds a hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' with testimony from US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  5. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. talks to committee member Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, during the committee's markup on pending legislation.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Senate Banking and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (L) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) talks before an event where U.S. President Barack Obama made remarks about finanacial institution regulation reform in the...
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Barney Frank (D-MA) questions Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) (L) and Joint Economic Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - JULY 24: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) (R) talk with ranking member Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) while hearing testimony from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Capitol Hill July 24, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Cast of Characters

  1. House Financial Services Committee
  2. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  3. Barney Frank Barney Frank
  4. U.S. Republican Party U.S. Republican Party
  5. U.S. Senate U.S. Senate
  6. U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives