The House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee voted on Tuesday to subpoena CFPB officials and a union representative as the investigation into allegations of discrimination at the CFPB continues.
"Through our investigation, it has become quite clear to this Subcommittee that they are the three individuals with the most knowledge of the disturbing treatment which women and minority employees were subjected to while at the Bureau," said Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) in a statement on Tuesday.
CFPB Director Richard Cordray prohibited Stacey Bach, assistant director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, and Liza Strong, director of employee relations, from appearing at the April 2 hearing. Ben Konop, the executive vice president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents CFPB employees, was also prevented from testifying.
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