House Republicans edged closer Friday to citing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Richard Cordray for contempt of Congress, publishing a report finding that a panel has cause to do so based on his inadequate response to subpoenas.

The report is the latest GOP volley against the regulator, an Obama appointee whose policies conservatives have long criticized and who is speculated to seek the Ohio governorship as a Democrat.

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