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Rep. Katie Porter
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When I announced my position on impeachment, I promised OC families that I would continue to work on issues that matter to them. So today I sent a letter to @CFPBDirector to call out her rollback of protections that prevent abusive debt collectors from harassing Americans.
@CFPBDirector I was proud that 65 of my colleagues joined me in sounding the alarm on @CFPB failing to protecting consumers yet again. We write in the letter: “Abusive debt collection practices are the marker of an unjust society.”
Debt collectors today use the exact same excuses I heard from mortgage lenders in the years leading up to the financial crisis, and we know how that turned out.

We can’t let this corporate abuse continue to go unchecked.

I explained in a hearing today⬇️
I wasn’t able to use my teaching device in the hearing, but for the Americans following along at home, I put together a bingo board you can use whenever you hear excuses from the corporate special interests.
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Rep. Katie Porter
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This thread is a reveal. Disclaimer: it has nothing to do with policy or politics.

But there will be pictures. And humility. (1/9)
Being a Congressmember is a pretty relentless gig. Each week brings hearings, briefings, meetings, interviews, community events, votes, debates, and travel. It brings opportunities to stand up for families. And these days, it brings quite a bit of Trump shenanigans as well. (2/9)
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Rep. Katie Porter
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I was clerking for a federal judge in St. Louis, and we had to evacuate the courthouse. #WhereWereYou
We hold in our hearts the 2,977 who lost their lives on 9/11, the survivors and loved ones who’ve had to rebuild their lives, and the first responders who served to keep us safe. We honor their memories by remembering that Americans are strongest when we come together.
As always, I believe in matching words with action. That’s why I backed the bill that passed earlier this year to make the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund permanent.
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Rep. Katie Porter
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September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, which reminds us of the ongoing need to improve how we treat mental health. With suicide on the rise in nearly every state, we must match increasing awareness with concrete action to address our mental health crisis.
In June, I introduced the bipartisan Mental Health Parity Compliance Act to better enforce existing laws requiring mental health care be covered equally by insurance companies. It would also direct agencies to address patient complaints and report to Congress on noncompliance.
Read more about my push to fix the cracks in our mental health system here >> porter.house.gov/media/press-re…
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