1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I urge you to oppose Brian Johnson’s nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Johnson served as deputy director of the CFPB during Donald Trump’s first term, when the agency weakened protections against predatory payday lenders, pulled back enforcement, and shifted power away from consumers and toward financial corporations. His record gives the Senate every reason to expect an even more destructive tenure now. The Trump administration is presenting Johnson as a return to normal operations after Russell Vought’s attempted dismantling of the CFPB. This couldn’t be more wrong. The truth is Johnson has already supported cutting the agency’s independent funding and weakening its enforcement authority. Confirming him would allow the administration to continue the Project 2025 campaign to dismantle consumer protections, abandon cases against corporate wrongdoers, and deny relief to people cheated by powerful financial institutions. The agency should be fighting discrimination by banks and lenders, protecting people from financial abuse, and enforcing the law equally. For 15 years, the CFPB has stood between consumers and some of the most powerful corporations in the country. It has returned billions of dollars to people harmed by illegal conduct and protected families from junk fees, predatory loans, credit reporting abuses, and discrimination. The Senate should demand a director committed to rebuilding that work, rather than confirming someone prepared to continue Vought’s mission under a different name. Please reject Brian Johnson’s nomination and protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from Vought 2.0.