1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgJeff Sovernrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MP9l0qvthZ"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/does-cancellation-of-the-debt-collection-notice-survey-mean-lawmaking-in-the-dark-has-come-to-the-cf/">Does Cancellation of the Debt Collection Notice Survey Mean Lawmaking in the Dark Has Come to the CFPB?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/does-cancellation-of-the-debt-collection-notice-survey-mean-lawmaking-in-the-dark-has-come-to-the-cf/embed/#?secret=MP9l0qvthZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Does Cancellation of the Debt Collection Notice Survey Mean Lawmaking in the Dark Has Come to the CFPB?” — CLP Blog" data-secret="MP9l0qvthZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> by Jeff Sovern Advocates for some positions sometimes block the federal government from researching or supporting research on issues. For example, supporters of gun rights have long had the votes to prevent the government from obtaining data about gun safety.  See, e.g., Newsweek's report titled THE GOVERNMENT WON'T FUND RESEARCH ON GUN VIOLENCE BECAUSE OF [...]