More than 100 consumer advocates and lawyers will meet throughout the day with lawmakers and staff members.
Column (NATIONAL)
David Lazarus
Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
November 14, 2017
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Tags: Consumer Protection, Funding: Federal
Organizations mentioned/involved: Legal Services Corporation (LSC), National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
Column (NATIONAL)
David Lazarus
Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
November 14, 2017
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Tags: Consumer Protection, Funding: Federal
Organizations mentioned/involved: Legal Services Corporation (LSC), National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
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More than 100 consumer advocates and lawyers will meet throughout the day with lawmakers and staff members.
“The banks and financial industry have a lot more access than we do,” said Lauren Saunders, associate director of the National Consumer Law Center, a Boston-based nonprofit organization that focuses on the legal rights of low-income people. “It’s important for us to show up too.”
These have been challenging days for consumers as a Republican-controlled Congress and the nation’s first billionaire-in-chief have moved aggressively to undo safeguards put in place by the Obama administration.