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Richard Cordray, the first-ever director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that's on the side of consumers when it comes to predatory lending and other bad practices by the big banks and other financial institutions, will join CWA President Larry Cohen on CWA's next Town Hall Call, Thursday, Dec. 19.

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Tell the FCC: Keep Spectrum Auction Open to All

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is writing the rules for an incentive auction for wireless spectrum. Television and radio broadcasters and mobile devices all use spectrum for wireless communications, and all four national wireless carries ? AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint ? need more spectrum to meet the explosion in traffic over wireless networks.

Tell the FCC: Keep Spectrum Auction Open to All

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U.S. Senate Confirms Executive, Judicial Nominations

The U.S. Senate moved forward to confirm the nomination of Rep. Mel Watt as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and confirmed Patricia Millett to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. And following a Republican "talk-a-thon" last night, the Senate also moved forward on the confirmation of Cornelia "Nina" Pillard, also to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals.

U.S. Senate Confirms Executive, Judicial Nominations