DC—And the award for most partisan federal government agency with the most donations to Democrats goes to … the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
According to campaign finance data released Thursday, employees of the bureau — created under the watchful eye of liberal Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren — gave 100 percent of its donations to Democratic candidates in 2016, with $50,000 of political aid money divided between Hillary Clinton and independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who battled it out for the Democratic presidential nomination.
More than 300 political donations came from the federal government agency, the Washington Free Beacon reports.
The CFPB was part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that became law in 2010 and gave the federal government sweeping regulatory powers in response to the ongoing banking and financial crisis of the period. The legislation, known as the Dodd-Frank Act, was first announced in 2009 and was spearheaded by former Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank and then-Senate Banking Chair Chris Dodd, both Democrats.
Agency created in 2010 has grown to 1623 federal employees. ALL looking out for and protecting ONE sector of consumers. SHUT IT DOWN.
Kill it with fire.
“Consumer Financial Protection Bureau”
translated into English means
“We overburden the producers of what you want and need to the point that you can’t affford their products anymore, which is okay by us, because you shouldn’t want them in the first place…and we know better than you, so it IS true!”
Honestly, no idea what they do.
That sort of sh!t would normally (hah!) be covered
under the US Department of Commerce.
Dear President-Elect Trump
The problems created by liberals are many
The burdens carried by Conservatives are numerous
I am old
Time is short
Please take action ASAP
Unsurprising…the economic stupidity and the set of moral flaws that lead one to want to work at the CFPB is the same that leads one to support H-Rod.
10% of all federal employees should be offered the choice of:
Getting laid off, or,
Reassignment to Federal Lands Management where they will re-train as entry level Land Stewards. They will repair public lands infrastructure with hand labor. They will trim trees, maintain roadside woodlands, cut fire breaks, pick up trash, etc.
@Poor Lazlo – I you really want that land taken care of, the fed employees should be retrained as real estate agents. Sell that land to private concerns – there’s no Constitutional permission for the central govt to own any real estate aside from DC and some military facilities.
Oops. “If you really want…”
dang fingres.
Barney Frank, who’s only expertise was ever running a gay whorehouse from his apartment. Sheeeesh.
There should be NO federally owned lands, at all, ever. The land should be cared for by whatever state it’s in. That’s cared for, not owned, the owners of the land is the American people, not the Fed, and not the State.
@JMV – Well, unfortunately they do have Constitutional authority for a little bit. See Article I, Section 8…
I would happily support an Amendment nullifying that, though.
So, this is all part of Dodd/Frank. In an effort to “protect consumers” the regulations have created an environment where home appraisals have gone from $190 (that would be one hundred and ninety dollars no typo) to over $1,500. I’ve heard in some cases appraisals running of $3,000. How that is ‘helping consumers’ is beyond me.
Only a libtard can look at that and smile.
Burn it to the ground!