Consumers should absolutely vote with their $ whenever they can. That’s not a sufficient tactic though.

My big takeaway from this hearing is that the Trump admin is dismantling law enforcement agencies that protect vulnerable ppl from the rich & powerful while pouring billions into masked thugs who delight in persecuting families based on their physical appearance & language they speak.

Zhang: The Big Ugly Bill raised costs for working families - after Trump/Vance ran on reducing costs.

Witnesses’ opening statements poignantly recall the CFPB’s roots in the 2008 financial crisis, highlighting the agency’s successes protecting consumers from scams for the past 15 years. Without the CFPB it’s open season on the most vulnerable - and that’s by design.

Cosplaying as members of Congress are @publiccitizen.bsky.social’s @bartnaylor.bsky.social, @nclc4consumers.bsky.social’s @chichiwu.bsky.social, and @consumerfed.bsky.social’s @erinwitte-cfa.bsky.social