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Senate passes bill to prevent debt garnishment of CARES Act payments

07/24/20

The legislation, which has yet to pass the House, is meant to ensure coronavirus relief funds go to consumers and are not diverted to debt collectors.

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Senate bill would ban garnishment of relief funds by debt collectors

05/24/20

The new legislation directs the Treasury Department to protect electronic payments that Americans receive through the pandemic rescue package.

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Senators ask FTC to probe Amazon actions in Capital One breach

10/24/19

The Federal Trade Commission should look into whether Amazon’s failure to secure its services “constitutes an unfair business practice,” which would violate federal law, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden wrote the agency's chairman.

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Senators request details from Trump's Fed pick on unpaid taxes

04/03/19

Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed Stephen Moore for details about reports that he owes more than $75,000 in taxes and failed to pay more than $300,000 in alimony and child support.

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Senate Finance leaders probe Equifax data breach

09/11/17

Senate Finance Committee leaders sent a letter to Equifax CEO Richard Smith scrutinizing the scope of the company's data breach and its response.

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Bipartisan Senate bill would let credit unions increase biz lending

04/05/17

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow credit unions to increase their business lending.

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