Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has called on CFPB Director Richard Cordray to open the bureau's advisory council meetings to the public.

Hensarling said the CFPB should eliminate its closed-door meeting policy in light of Sunshine Week.

"Instead of operating behind closed doors, it's time for the CFPB to live up to its oft-stated commitment to transparency and openness. In the interest of true, genuine transparency and open government, Director Cordray can and should use 'Sunshine Week' to take immediate steps that bring the CFPB into the sunlight," Hensarling said in a statement on Monday.

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