Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would end trading in water futures - eviltoast
    • FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today
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      7 months ago

      She has been an important figure for decades. Biden’s got Kamala Harris as VP, they don’t need more than that.

      Warren tried to fight a law in 2005 that made it more difficult for consumers to file bankruptcy. From 2006-2010 she worked as a member of the FDIC. Her career really started to take off after she was very vocal and harsh against bankers and financial institutions following the 2007-2008 financial crisis, which lead to reform, and later when she became the first female representative from Massachusetts sent to US Congress, she served as the chair for the Congressional Oversight Panel of the TARP. She then served as very first congressional advisor for the newly established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She repeatedly refused to run for President in 2016 despite strong support at the time.

      So get used to hearing about her until the day she dies, so long as you follow US Politics.

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      7 months ago

      No she’s the next controlled opposition after Bernie dies. It’s important to have a fake progressive in the Democratic party.

      Reminder that she voted to block UNRWA aid and said “israel had the right to defend itself” for quite a while into the Genocide of Gaza.

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        7 months ago

        People can have a mix of positions. Being shitty about Israel doesn’t make her controlled opposition.