While the media was focused squarely on Donald Trump and James Comey, Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to gut the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, effectively putting us on the course towards another financial meltdown. And that’s not the only thing they did while no one was looking. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine and a contributing writer at DeSmogBlog.com. He is the co-host / guest host for Ring of Fire Radio. His writings have appeared on Alternet, Truthout, and The Huffington Post. Farron received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009. Follow him on Twitter @farronbalanced