Friday, June 10, 2011

McConnell Confirms Senate GOP Will Block Any Consumer Protection Bureau Nominee

McConnell Confirms Senate GOP Will Block Any Consumer Protection Bureau Nominee: "pA spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) confirmed yesterday that Republicans intend to block anyone President Obama names to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “It’s any nominee,” said McConnell spokesman Donald Stewart. Republicans want substantial changes to the bureau’s structure that would render it ineffective. If the bureau does not have [...]/p"