Gallego Wants CFPB Funding Back

Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding restoration of funds to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to help stop scammers.

Part of the "Big Beautiful Bill" that was signed into law earlier in July is cutting funding to the CFPB by half, which Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) praised as forcing the Bureau to be held more accountable and fiscally responsible.

"For the first time since the passage of Dodd-Frank, Congress is reining in the unaccountable Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and decreasing its mandatory funding cap by 46%, which will save over $2 billion and require... READ MORE

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Gallego Demands Restoration of CFPB Funding in New Bill— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich

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The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres