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Politico: Dems to Unload on Mnuchin
Allied Progress’ Karl Frisch: “With his selection of former Goldman Sachs banker Steven Mnuchin to run Treasury and billionaire businessman Wilbur Ross to run Commerce, President-elect Trump has broken his promise to stop the ‘rigged’ system. He has instead sided with the Wall Street insiders, K Street lobbyists, and corrupt politicians that conspire to help each other rather than the hardworking men and women of this country.”
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American Banker: Mnuchin Pick for Treasury May Signal Moderate Approach to Reform
Karl Frisch, executive director of the progressive group Allied Progress, slammed Trump for picking a “man who worked at Goldman Sachs – one of the banks responsible for the 2008 financial crisis — to run Treasury, the very government agency responsible for steering our country away from such economic disasters.”
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With Treasury and Commerce Picks, Trump Has Broken Promise to Stop the “Rigged” System
President-elect Settles on a Billionaire and Man with Few Qualifications Other Than His Work for One of the Banks Responsible for the 2008 Financial Crisis
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Reuters: U.S. Consumer Agency Seeks Full Court Review of Ruling Against Its Structure
“This is an important first step in the fight to overturn the court’s reckless, politically motivated decision that was designed to cripple the CFPB,” said Karl Frisch, executive director at Allied Progress, which has lobbied the bureau to tighten regulation of the payday lending industry.
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The Hill: CFPB Asks Full Court to Rehear Constitutionality Case
Allied Progress, a nonprofit research organization, called CFPB’s request Friday an “important first step in the fight to overturn the court’s reckless ruling.”
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Group Backs CFPB Push for Panel Ruling in Politically Motivated Case Cheered by Wall Street
CFPB seeks to uphold historic consumer protections, reverse ruling of D.C. Circuit Court of appeals by Republican-appointed three-judge panel.
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CBS News: Wall Street Vet Atop Treasury Could Test Trump’s Populism
“The draining is currently clogged, apparently,” said Karl Frisch, executive director of Allied Progress, a left-leaning grassroots organization. Mnuchin’s appointment would “run contrary to the message he campaigned on.”
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McClatchy: Possible Trump Treasury Pick Is Accused of Deepening California’s Foreclosure Crisis
“We will hold him accountable if he abandons his call for real change and instead favors the powerful special interests he lambasted on the campaign trail,” said Karl Frisch of the left-leaning advocacy group Allied Progress.
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Trump Must Keep His Promise: Reject Big Banks, Wall Street, and Powerful Special Interests
Allied Progress will make certain President-elect Trump keeps his word to protect hard working Americans from powerful special interests.
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Group Calls on North Carolina’s Top Election Official to Investigate Partisanship, Racial Animus in Election Administration
Damning new report details partisan, racially charged motivations of those pushing voter suppression and administering elections in North Carolina.