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Shurtleff, Becker Push to Confirm Head of Financial Protection Bureau

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As the White House pushes to have Richard Cordray confirmed as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, it’s getting the support of at least two Utah politicians from different sides of the political divide: Republican Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Democratic Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker. Every week, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.

Salt Lake Tribune Washington Correspondent Thomas Burr

(KCPW News) As the White House pushes to have Richard Cordray confirmed as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, it’s getting the support of at least two Utah politicians from different sides of the political divide: Republican Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Democratic Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker. Every week, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson asked him what they’re doing to try to get Cordray confirmed.

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