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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 13h

"We're just very hamstrung. We're like frozen in an ice cube."

-- CFPB worker and NTEU 335 member Alexis Goldstein helping to explain to @npr.org that the shutdown has been happening since Feb. at the CFPB.

Listen beginning at 6:28.

A week into the shutdown, federal workers are stuck in limbo : Consider This from NPR

It's been a week since a federal shutdown ground work at numerous government agencies to a halt. There's no indication that an agreement could come soon, as Republicans and Democrats in congress…

www.npr.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 1d

NTEU 335 looks on as Illinois Governor Pritzker speaks in solidarity with federal employees. We rallied at Chicago's Federal Plaza today to oppose any continuing resolution that undermines access to critical programs and services Americans rely on -- including the work of the CFPB.

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 1d

Working people have had enough of Russ Vought's attacks on public services:

"Vought does not represent the interests of the majority of Americans and has no place shaping policy in Washington. Enough is enough." - #StopVought supporter Ryan

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 1d

And 23 other allies in this fight for our workers and U.S. Consumers.

CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 1d

And

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you
@ourfinancialsecurity.org
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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 1d

Our gratitude to the 41 nonprofit groups who wrote to urge the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to grant an en banc review of NTEU v. Vought. consumerlaw.berkeley.edu/news/%E2%80%...

“Unilateral, Unlawful Dismantling” of the CFPB by the Administration is Unconstitutional and Will Leave Millions of Americans Vulnerable to Financial Harm, 41 Nonprofit Groups Tell Federal Court of Appeals | Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice

Amicus Brief Urges Federal Court of Appeals to Grant En Banc Review of NTEU v. Vought

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 2d

www.change.org/p/stop-vought

Sign the Petition

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 2d

Shocking! The Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate admits he has less power than Russell Vought! www.politico.com/live-updates... @stopvought

Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought: ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’

The Senate majority leader spoke out as some Republicans express qualms about the White House slash-and-burn campaign.

www.politico.com

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 2d

Call Congress now and tell them to vote NO on any government funding bill that does not restore CFPB funding.

Restore CFPB Funding to Protect Consumers from Wall Street Fraud ⭑ 5 Calls

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) faces a shutdown as soon as October after a recent 45% funding cut. CFPB protects working people from …

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Thank you @schumer.senate.gov, @warren.senate.gov, @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social and all Democrats on Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committees.

www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/min...

Schumer, Warren, Waters Lead Congressional Amicus Brief to Urge Full D.C. Circuit to Hear Case on Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Agency That Has Returned $21 Billion To Consumers | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

The Official website of The United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 7d

the optics of Trump building a ballroom while laying people off and jacking up healthcare costs for everyone is a rich tapestry for an opposition party comfortable with doing good propaganda

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 2d

Mr. Shutdown: OMB Chief and Forever Acting Director of the CFPB Russell Vought. He will do anything to drive good people out of federal service. So much the better to deprive working Americans of the services they need.

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 3d

We took an oath. No bad deal in our name!

Federal Unionists Network - Shutdown Showdown press statement

WASHINGTON, DC — A letter titled “No Bad Budget in Our Name” was delivered today to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Through a private sign-on letter,…

www.federalunionists.net

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 3d

Call Congress now and tell them to support S. 2429, the Stop the Scammers Act, to restore Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding, and to vote NO on any government funding bill that does not restore CFPB funding.

Restore CFPB Funding to Protect Consumers from Wall Street Fraud ⭑ 5 Calls

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) faces a shutdown as soon as October after a recent 45% funding cut. CFPB protects working people from …

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 4d

He's got to go! www.change.org/p/stop-vought

Sign the Petition

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 5d

He's got to go! www.change.org/p/stop-vought

Sign the Petition

Stop Vought

www.change.org

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 6d

We took an oath. No bad deal in our name!

Federal Unionists Network - Shutdown Showdown press statement

WASHINGTON, DC — A letter titled “No Bad Budget in Our Name” was delivered today to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Through a private sign-on letter,…

www.federalunionists.net

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 6d

Call Congress now and tell them to support S. 2429, the Stop the Scammers Act, to restore Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding, and to vote NO on any government funding bill that does not restore CFPB funding.

Restore CFPB Funding to Protect Consumers from Wall Street Fraud ⭑ 5 Calls

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) faces a shutdown as soon as October after a recent 45% funding cut. CFPB protects working people from …

5calls.org

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 7d

Either that or Trump forgot Project 2025 has a 4% approval rating among non-Russell-Vought Americans (because he has dementia)

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 7d

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 7d

Exactly. On the other hand, if Trump lackey Vought (rightly) gets blamed for the shutdown, maybe Trump will fire him! Worth a shot.

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 7d

Senator Nikil Saval joins our fight to stop Russ Vought's corporate takeover of our democracy! @pasenatorsaval.com is the 1st elected official to sign the #StopVought petition ✊🏽

Join 1,700+ working people who've signed the petition urging Congress to impeach Russ Vought: www.change.org/StopVought

Photo of Pennsylvania state senator Nikil Saval and CFPB Union President Cat Farman at the 2025 Labor Day march in Philadelphia

RUSS VOUGHT'S RADICAL AGENDA:
Shut down the government
Steal money from veterans
Cut Medicaid & cancer research
Burden you with medical debt
Defund public services
Sign the petition at www.change.org/StopVought

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 7d

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 7d

Mr. Shutdown, everybody:

Will Ragland @citizenwillis.bsky.social · 10d

"I don't think anyone should be afraid of a government shutdown... It's actually what's necessary to pass these bills individually."

-Russ Vought September 22, 2023

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