Sen. Udall Presses Interior on Failures to Engage in Tribal Consultation
Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), who serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, pushed officials from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to explain its failure to engage in consultation with Tribes when determining how the BIA’s...
Reps. Garcia and Grothman Introduce Legislation to Establish a 36 Percent Rate Cap on Consumer Loans
Last week, U.S. Reps. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Ill.) and Glenn Grothman (R-Wisc.) introduced legislation that would extend consumer loan restrictions included in the Military Lending Act to all consumers across the nation. In practice, this would bar many consumer...
Rep. García Introduces Bills Targeting Tech Companies Pursuing Financial Services
U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), who represents parts of Chicago and its suburbs, has drafted three bills aimed at keeping big tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon out of the financial services industry. He says that his plan is to prohibit...
