Elizabeth Warren Talks To Bloggers As Her First Official Act

[kpete]

I just got off a blogger call with Elizabeth Warren (if you have any doubt that her appointment is seen as by the White House as a concession to the left, note that bloggers are the first people who get to interview her after her appointment was announced) and I got the chance to ask her whether credit reports came under oversight of her Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- especially when they're used to deny people jobs or to set rates for insurance.

She said yes, it did come under this act -- "credit reporting is an important part of credit", and she said she shared my concerns. She apologized for not being more specific, but said she would be looking into it.

In response to other questions, she said she was looking forward to working on the inside, and would also be a part of the president's economic team with input on larger economic issues.
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"This is about rebuilding America's families, because that's what will give us a stronger economy," she said.

I'm feeling a lot more optimistic than I have in a while.

good stuff:
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/elizabeth-warren-talks-bloggers-her-f

[Scuba]

1. We should all be very thankful that Ms. Warren got this job. n/t

[MineralMan]

2. We should all be very thankful that President Obama chose this

person for this job. I think she'll do it very well, indeed.

[blondeatlast]

3. Wonderful. And DU: recs are nice, but

:kick:s help get important threads noticed.

k/r

[kpete]

5. you betcha!

and thanks, kpete

[DCKit]

4. K&R. All the right (wing) people are terrified of her.

The corporate toadies too, not to mention Timmy and the rest of the gang from Goldman Sachs.

If only I could send her a set of golden thumbscrews to display in her office.

[SidDithers]

6. K&R...

and the great thing is, Ms. Warren can get to work right away, instead of having her nomination lingering in committee, then being held by any number of Republican procedural maneuvers in the Senate.

Sid

[bvar22]

7. I'm cautiously optimistic.

I trust Warren.
I pray that she is able to wield real power.
I fear that she may disappear into the opaque bowels of The FED, and be restricted by this secretive agency from speaking openly about the internal mechanics of The Beast.
I am certainly more optometrist than when Timmy Geithner was sent over to run the program.

[lunatica]

8. Thanks for sharing this with us!

She sure jumped in by reaching out to bloggers so quickly.