In creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, Democrats said they were piecing together an agency that would be decidedly apolitical.
Over the years, however, that “apolitical” Bureau evolved into what is perhaps the most partisan government agency in history. Republicans have been unwavering in their efforts to dismantle and weaken the Bureau, citing its “unconstitutionality” as a reason it should be recast as a committee with congressional oversight and budget authority.
