Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American academic and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts. Warren was formerly a professor of law, and taught at the University of Texas School of Law, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and most recently at Harvard Law School. A prominent scholar specializing in bankruptcy law, Warren was among the most cited in the field of commercial law before starting her political career...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 June 1949
CityOklahoma City, OK
CountryUnited States of America
When people feel like, 'Lenders weren't fair with me; I don't have any responsibility to be fair with them.' If we go far enough down that line, much of the fabric of our economy starts to unravel.
I was 30 before I realized, you know, that I probably was an accident. These things just suddenly hit you one day.
I want millionaires and billionaires and Big Oil companies to pay their fair share.
I think a lot of Americans are not sure which side Washington is on: the side of banks or the side of the people.
I never sought nor gained personal benefit in school or job applications based on my heritage.
I had to make a choice - recede into the academic world, or wade into politics.
I graduated law school nine months pregnant and didn't take a job.
Homeowners refinance their loans when interest rates go down. Businesses refinance their loans.
For many women, the on-time payments of domestic support obligations are essential to economic survival.
Even families with health insurance are quite vulnerable to a severe economic reversal if someone gets sick.
Consumer banking - selling debt to middle class families - has been a gold mine.
All I can say is I was a lot more discreet as a candidate than I was in real life. Can I say that? Maybe it's indiscreet to talk about discretion.
Big corporations have money and power to make sure every rule breaks their way; people have voices and votes to push back.
There's a lot of talk coming from Citigroup about how Dodd-Frank isn't perfect. Let me say this to anyone who is listening at Citi: I agree with you. Dodd-Frank isn't perfect. It should have broken you into pieces.