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Richard Cordray, former CFPB head and Warren ally, endorses Joe Biden Richard Cordray, former CFPB head and Warren ally, endorses Joe Biden
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Richard Cordray, the former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a close ally to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), threw his support to Joe Biden Saturday, saying he believes the former vice president is the best choice to beat President Trump and bring the country together.Richard Cordray, the former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a close ally to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), threw his support to Joe Biden Saturday, saying he believes the former vice president is the best choice to beat President Trump and bring the country together.
“I know that he was very aligned and very supportive in our work to protect the middle class,” Cordray told The Washington Post. During his time in pubic service, including at the CFPB, Corday said he worked with Biden on issues that ranged from student loan debt to home mortgages. “I know that he was very aligned and very supportive in our work to protect the middle class,” Cordray told The Washington Post. During his time in public service, including at the CFPB, Corday said he worked with Biden on issues that ranged from student loan debt to home mortgages.
Elizabeth Warren faces another big choice — whom (if anyone) to endorseElizabeth Warren faces another big choice — whom (if anyone) to endorse
Cordray also said he believes that Biden is “uniquely positioned” to be the leader “who can help unify this country again at a time when it’s deeply divided.”Cordray also said he believes that Biden is “uniquely positioned” to be the leader “who can help unify this country again at a time when it’s deeply divided.”
Though Cordray ran for governor in Ohio, he’s hardly a household name. But his nod sends a signal about where Warren’s circle – and perhaps where Warren – will land when deciding whether to back Biden or his liberal rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)Though Cordray ran for governor in Ohio, he’s hardly a household name. But his nod sends a signal about where Warren’s circle – and perhaps where Warren – will land when deciding whether to back Biden or his liberal rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
In an interview, Cordray cautioned against reading too much into his endorsement. He said that he did not talk to Warren about his plans to endorse Biden, and made clear that he’s not attempting to speak for her or her supporters.In an interview, Cordray cautioned against reading too much into his endorsement. He said that he did not talk to Warren about his plans to endorse Biden, and made clear that he’s not attempting to speak for her or her supporters.
Cordray was selected to run the CFBP after the Obama administration decided it would be too difficult to get Warren through the confirmation process to run the agency, which she came up with, helped pushed through Congress and then set up.Cordray was selected to run the CFBP after the Obama administration decided it would be too difficult to get Warren through the confirmation process to run the agency, which she came up with, helped pushed through Congress and then set up.
Instead, Warren ran for Senate in Massachusetts and defeated incumbent Republican senator Scott Brown.Instead, Warren ran for Senate in Massachusetts and defeated incumbent Republican senator Scott Brown.
Cordray said that Biden swore him in as the new director of the CFPB. Before leading the CFPB, Corday was Ohio’s attorney general, and worked with Beau Biden who served as Delaware’s attorney general. Beau – Biden’s eldest son – died of brain cancer in May 2015.Cordray said that Biden swore him in as the new director of the CFPB. Before leading the CFPB, Corday was Ohio’s attorney general, and worked with Beau Biden who served as Delaware’s attorney general. Beau – Biden’s eldest son – died of brain cancer in May 2015.