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Mike Pence Casts Tie-Breaking Vote to Remove an Important Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rule
Late Tuesday evening, the U.S. Senate voted to repeal an Obama-era rule that provided consumer protections against banks and credit card companies by preventing them from using forced settlements to resolve disputes with customers. The vote on the Senate floor was 50-50, with The Hill reporting that Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and…
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#NoBloodMoney: New Campaign Targets Credit Card Companies That Support Hate Organizations
From PayPal to Tiki torches, Airbnb to GoDaddy, American companies are either severing ties with or distancing themselves from white supremacist organizations, especially after the hateful events of Charlottesville, Va., where 32-year-old Heather Heyer lost her life. Whether they are doing this out of altruism or because they don’t want the bad publicity and/or a…