By Jay Fitzgerald – A blog about Boston, Hub of the Universe, and everything else.


Trump tests constitutional boundaries again by shutting down CFPB

The Trump administration is once again effectively shutting down an agency without proper Congressional approval. … Ho hum.  Another weakening of the constitution. No big deal. … Elizabeth Warren is vowing to stop the closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that she originally helped create.  … Next up on OBM’s hit list: The U.S. Postal Service? Department of Education? Department of Energy?

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