Thank you all for being here at this briefing, right regulatory disaster, americans harmed by regulation speak out. I am rachel, legislative director and general counsel with Consumer Federation of america and i need a Lobbyist Team and im a member of the executive committee which is hosting this event. We are an alliance of more than 150 consumer, small business, labor, scientific, research, good government, faith community, health, environmental and Public Interest groups representing millions of americans. We are joined in the belief that our countrys system of regulatory safeguards should provide a stable framework that secures our quality of life, paves the way for a sound economy and benefits us all. I would like to think the Economic Policy institute for hosting us today and for all of their work and supports in this event. I would also like to thank americans for financial reform, environmental working group, union of concerned scientists, environmental defense, public citizens
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