In a set of petitions delivered to Congress on Monday, December 6th, more than 200,000 Americans have told lawmakers not to let the budget process be used as a vehicle for backdoor financial deregulation. (The Press Release for the petition delivery is available here).

The 202,743 signatures opposing policy riders were gathered by groups with a strong commitment to financial reform. Click to view individual petitions and signers:

• CREDO Action (129,995 signers)
• Public Citizen (31,938 signers)
• Americans for Financial Reform (15,721 signers)
• USAction (17,426 signers)
• USPIRG (7,663 signers)
  

In addition, hundreds of organizations signed on to letters opposing riders rolling back financial reform.

Click here for a list of rider proposals backed by the financial industry.

For more information, see:

• “Budget deal offers way to sneak through financial changes” (USA Today)
  “Dodd Frank Has Become An End of Year Political Football—Again” (Time)
• “Financial Rollbacks Would Leave Coal in Consumers’ Stockings” (Center for American Progress)
• “Wall Street Riders Plague Year-End Spending Bill” (US News)