The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to protect the interests of American consumers from predatory practices in the financial industry. Shutting down the agency and blocking its work undermines vital safeguards put in place following the financial crisis to prevent fraud, misleading fees, and other consumer abuses by large corporations. As a U.S. citizen, I urge you to stand up for the CFPB's important mission and ensure it can continue its investigations, oversight, and rulemaking aimed at curbing exploitative behavior by banks and lenders. Prioritizing corporate profits over consumer protections betrays the public trust and leaves everyday Americans vulnerable to unfair treatment. The CFPB should be allowed to resume its full operations in service of the people, not wealthy special interests. I hope you will take action to defend this essential consumer watchdog.