kids safe. >> good morning, i'm rachel weintraub, legislative direct and counsel with consumer federation of america. consumer federation of america is a nonprofit association of approximately 250 consumer groups that since 1968 has sought to advance the consumer interest through research, advocacy and education. cfa is proud to stand with u.s. in releasing the report trouble in toyland. this year's findings highlight that hidden hazards continue to pose risks to children. we congratulate them on their 32nd year of providing important information how to avoid unsafe toys and find the right toys for the children on their list. the consumer product safety act gave new authority to the u.s. consumer product safety commission or cpsc to protect children from unsafe products. safety standards, independent third period of time testing, increased port inspections stop more dangerous toys than ever before from reaching toy shfls. the cpsia requires that consumers purchasing toys on-line see the relevant safety warnings as they decide what toys to purchase, helping consumers select the right products for the

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stream for the public ok i want to ask you quickly about telecom because according to the consumer federation of america eight hundred t. verizon and comcast are sixty billion dollars annually. which is just outrageous to think about when i first saw that number i couldn't believe it but i mean how do we let them get away with this why does this keep happening sure it keeps happening. i've actually written about the previously the telecom industry in ways. sort of consumers. have to in part because of lax oversight and my concern is actually down the road with the current administration. boasting about the rule back of regulations that's going to have an impact probably down the road where you move the financial regulatory cops off the beat but to happen is great offense for predation and so that's what you will have in the future and that brings me to my next question about richard cordray who obviously just stepped down from the consumer financial protection bureau he'll be out by the end of the month and he was really looked at as a very tough regulator especially when it comes to things like payday

of america. we're not just fighting cancer anymore. we're outsmarting it. the evolution of cancer care is here. >> sandra: a legal battle brewing over the future of a major federal consumeran obama-era appointee sues the trump administration to stop the president from appointing mick mulvaney as the next head of the consumer financial protection bureau. i'm sandra smith. good morning to you. >> bill: is it wearing off, the long weekend? >> sandra: a lovely weekend but we're back. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer. good morning at home. the current deputy chair woman claiming she is the legal interim replacement. the justice department argues the president has the ability to make his own appointments. mick mulvaney has argued it is -- >> how a bureaucracies will function if it has no accountability to anybody. it turns up being a joke. that's what the cfpb has been in a sad kind of way. there is very little your elected members of government can do to protect you against overreach or abuse by that institution. >> sandra: joining me now is steven hayes, no accountability to anyone. steven, you are left wondering should this bureau even exist? >> that's a real question. and one of t

federal agency. welcome to a brand-new hour in america's news headquarters. >> a busy weekend on this holiday weekend. mick mulvaney is gearing up for double duty as acting director of the consumerinancial protection bureau after richard cordray announced an abrupt end, cadre appointed a different successor. caroline shively in washington with the details, the president can name who he wants but that may not be the case. >> federal vacancy reform act but under the dodd-frank act created a bureau, and acting successor. richard cordray who was head of the bureau, named his chief of staff as acting director citing dodd-frank. cordray has gotten billions in settlements from financial service companies for wrongdoing. some watchdog groups targeted republicans and the banking industry who say he has overstepped. english, his successor, would likely follow his lead. can he do this? democratic senator elizabeth warren thinks so tweeting the dodd-frank act is clear, there is a vacancy, the deputy director becomes acting director. donald trump can't override that. it would just be temporary. donald trump will have a new permanent head of the agency. the senate has to confirm it. julie: le

federal agency. welcome to a brand-new hour in america's news headquarters. >> a busy weekend on this holiday weekend. mick mulvaney is gearing up for double duty as acting director of the consumerter richard cordray

consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. grijalva: i rise in opposition to h.r. 2936, the the so-call red sill yent federal forest act of 2017. perhaps et a better name would be the log america -- log america's forests act of 2017. but before i address the many concerns with the underlying bill, i must commend my colleagues across the aisle for attempting to deal with the biggest barrier to improved management of our national forest, the enormous cost and impact of wildfire suppression on the forest budget. est service the fore budget is eaten up by wildfire and if things don't change, the agency predicts it will increase to 2/3 in five years. unfortunately, the budget fix in this bill falls short. first, it requires congress to appropriate an amount equal to the 10 years' average before emergency funding is available. we know that climate change results in longer and more intense wildfire seasons, making the 10-year average irrelevant to the ever-increasing need for funding. because the average is too low the real number will keep growing, meaning the amount of funding that must be taken from the forest service accounts will continue to grow. fighting fires will continue sq