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Joint Economic Committee Democrats

Issue Briefs

Apr 11 2017

Key Consumer Protection Accomplishments

For nearly six years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has held financial companies accountable and protected consumers from unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent practices, returning billions of dollars to millions of consumers, including students and service members.

Mar 08 2017

Facts on the Republican Plan to Gut Medicaid

Medicaid provides an essential lifeline to around 70 million Americans who would otherwise be unable to afford health care and plays an essential role in containing overall costs in America’s health system.[i] The Republican plan would gut $370 billion from the Medicaid program over 10 years, putting mothers, children, and the elderly at risk of being kicked to the curb and throwing state government budgets out of balance.