In 'Enormous Loss for the American People,' Trump Fires CFPB Head Rohit Chopra | Common Dreams

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : " Chopra himself, in his farewell letter to Trump, suggested steps the CFPB could take under new leadership.
50% : According toThe New York Times, the CFPB under Trump is expected by financial industry officials to roll back some of Chopra's regulations and to issue fewer new rules and weaken enforcement.
45% : These included: "We have also analyzed your promising proposal on capping credit card interest rates, and we see a path for enacting meaningful reform," he wrote to Trump.
41% : "For all the claims Trump and the GOP have made about being the voice of working-class voters, firing Chopra and attacking the CFPB only satisfies unscrupulous corporations and unelected billionaires like Elon Musk," Revolving Door Project founder and executive director Jeff Hauser said in a statement.
39% : "President Trump campaigned on capping credit card interest rates at 10% and lowering costs for Americans.
37% : "For all the claims Trump and the GOP have made about being the voice of working-class voters, firing Chopra... only satisfies unscrupulous corporations and unelected billionaires like Elon Musk," one advocate said.
33% : Despite the fact that Chopra was originally appointed by Trump in 2018 to serve on the Federal Trade Commission, Chopra's firing was expected as soon as Trump took office, with both major banks and tech companies urging the new president to oust him.
23% : "If civil society does its job, every person unnecessarily taken advantage of by a financial institution will attribute the blame to the right person -- Donald Trump.
23% : "If civil society does its job, every person unnecessarily taken advantage of by a financial institution will attribute the blame to the right person -- Donald Trump.
20% : "But if President Trump and Republicans decide to cower to Wall Street billionaires and destroy the agency, they will have a fight on their hands.
16% : It's telling that Trump just fired him."

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