Obama Making Consumer Watchdog Recess Appointment

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The Obama administration is recess appointing Richard Cordry to the new consumer watchdog job despite GOP opposition, the AP reports.

White House official Dan Pfeiffer later tweets, “Today in Ohio, President Obama will announce the recess appointment of Consumer Watdhdog Richard Cordray.”

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