Friend,
                                                        
It has been more than three years since the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. It's long past time we stop just talking about accountability from Wall Street and the big banks that broke the system -- and start demanding it.
                                                        
Washington must  hold the big banks accountable for irresponsible and illegal actions, the point of an op-ed I published today in Politico.  Real accountability  won't be easy, but the first steps toward overcoming Wall Street's armies of lobbyists and making sure everyone follows the law are simple:
                                                        
                                                        
1. The Senate must confirm Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
                                                        
2. Our state Attorneys General and federal enforcement officials must investigate  the illegal actions that broke the economy and, when evidence warrants, prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.
                                                        
3. Congress must stop the late-night budget tricks designed to weaken agencies responsible for  enforcing the laws.
                                                        
                                                        
Will you join with me in signing on to these key ideas to ensure real Wall Street Accountability?
                                                        
For more than a year, one story after another has come to light exposing how some of America's largest financial institutions broke the law. In some cases, their blatantly illegal behavior in the foreclosure process pushed families out of their homes.
                                                        
And as stories of illegal behavior in Massachusetts and across the country have come tumbling out, Wall Street has set new spending records hiring an army of lobbyists to shift attention away from their wrongdoings.
                                                        
As a result, those who broke our economic system with crazy, dangerous mortgages haven't been subject to full scrutiny -- because their allies in Congress are blocking it.
                                                        
Holding Wall Street accountable is something we need to accomplish, not simply as justice for those who were wronged, but to give middle-class families everywhere a level playing field going forward.
                                                        
Please sign on to my plan to hold Wall Street accountable now.  I need your help to show what kind of grassroots strength exists for these critical ideas.
                                                        
Fighting for the middle class means across-the-board, consistent accountability for anyone who breaks the law -- no matter where they work or who their friends are.
                                                        
Thank you for joining me in this critical fight.
                                                        
Sincerely,
                                                        
                                                        
Elizabeth Warren
                                                        
P.S.  Please forward this email to your friends and families and encourage them to sign on too.
                                                        






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