Here is the Wiki page for Elizabeth Warren:
"Elizabeth Warren (born Elizabeth Herring;[1] June 22, 1949)[2] is an American attorney, law professor, and United States Senate candidate. She served as Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She is also the Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where she has taught contract law, bankruptcy, and commercial law. In the wake of the 2008-2011 financial crisis, she became the chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel created to oversee the U.S. banking bailout (formally known as the Troubled Assets Relief Program). She long advocated for the creation of a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,[3][4] which was established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010. As the special advisor she worked on implementation of the CFPB.
On May 24, 2010, Time magazine called Warren, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair, and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro the "New Sheriffs of Wall Street" in a cover story.[5] On September 17, 2010, she was named a special adviser by President Obama to oversee the development of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The position included the responsibility of recommending a director for this new entity. She was not chosen for the post, with Obama instead nominating Richard Cordray, prior to congressional approval.
Elizabeth Warren is known as a powerful advocate for consumer protection and has championed the case for financial reform to protect consumers and the middle class from predatory lenders, credit card companies and other financial products. Elizabeth Warren was the chief overseer for TARP and was the brain child for the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She will be running for the seat in Mass. held by Wall Street darling, Scott Brown (R-MA).
As you might suspect, she is hated by Wall Street, the banks and of course their zombie army, the Republican party. She is considered their worst nightmare and is a big threat for Scott Brown's seat. Scott Brown is particularly vulnerable because he was the pivotal vote that saved banks and Hedge Fund managers a 19 billion dollar tax as part of the Dodd-Frank bill to reform Wall Street after the 2008 crash:
"WASHINGTON — Senator Scott Brown yesterday forced Democrats to remove a $19 billion tax on big banks and hedge funds from the proposed Wall Street regulatory overhaul, the second time the Massachusetts Republican has used his pivotal role in the Senate to influence the legislation in favor of major financial institutions."
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/wa...k_tax_removed/
Scott Brown has received 10 million dollars in campaign contributions from Wall Street and is the financial industry favorite.
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Scott P. Brown is a top recipient from the following industries for the 2007 - 2012 election cycle:
Hedge Funds (#1)
Misc Defense (#1)
Pharmaceutical manufacturing (#1)
Restaurants & drinking establishments (#1)
Subcontractors (#1)
Venture capital (#1)
Building Materials (#2)
Computers/Internet (#2)
Pharm/Health Prod (#2)
Private Equity & Investment Firms (#2)
Securities/Invest (#2)
Student loan companies (#2)
Hospitals/Nurs Homes (#3)
Insurance (#3)
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicia...ype=I&newmem=N
The Obama Administration and Solyndra put into perspective. Jon Stewart -Daily Show
