[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 106 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H5072]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          ENSURING AMERICANS GET A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED

  (Ms. WILD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, under President Obama, the Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau was created and tasked with implementing critical 
protections for the American people. That work continues to be 
important today, and I urge the CFPB to maintain the safeguards that 
were put in place to ensure that Americans get a fair opportunity to 
succeed.
  Protecting military families and others from predatory lending is not 
a partisan issue. Making sure that banks are not targeting students 
from working and middle-class backgrounds with excessive fees is not a 
partisan issue. Looking out for senior citizens, who are 
disproportionately vulnerable to scams is not a partisan issue.
  Countering fraud and abuse isn't just morally right, it is also an 
economic imperative. We cannot forget the lessons of the Great 
Recession about what happens when we let fraudulent and predatory 
practices run rampant across our economy. We all lose.
  The House recently passed H.R. 1500, which would reverse recent 
changes that have weakened the agency's ability to carry out its work. 
Now the Senate needs to hold its vote on this bill.

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