U.S. President Barack Obama announces that he will appoint Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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President Barack H. Obama, making his first major speech of 2012, announces that he will appoint former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as Director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Obama also rejects the idea that the financial crisis was caused by excessive regulation and accuses Republicans of playing politics with the normal appointment process. The President makes his remarks at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, OH.

Date Issued:

2012-01-04T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Subject Topic:

Officials and employees, Selection and appointment, and Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Subject Name:

Cordray, Richard, United States, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Language:

English

Rights:

No Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5x05xd2q