https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/17/a-government-agency-answerable-to-no-one/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:25:41 -0400<![CDATA[The CFPB nullifies Congress’s power to use the power of the purse to control bureaucracies because its funding — “determined by the director” — comes not from congressional appropriations but from the Federal Reserve. Untethered from all three branches of government, unlike anything created since 1789, the CFPB is uniquely sovereign: The president appoints the director for a five-year term — he can stay indefinitely, if no successor is confirmed — and the director can be removed, but not for policy reasons.]]>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:45:49 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/17/a-government-agency-answerable-to-no-one-n97559