The U.S. Chamber of Commerce repeatedly claims that its agenda represents the interests of small businesses.  However, recent investigations have shown that a relatively small number of large contributors dominate the U.S. Chamber’s funding.  Meanwhile …

The Chamber of Commerce is descending upon Capitol Hill today, January 20, intending to kill financial reform.

Read about how the Chamber represents CEO special interests, not Main Street Small Businesses
Read our responses to industry arguments …

The Wall Street bankers who drove our economy off a cliff are lobbying as hard as ever against financial reform. The fight now moves to the Senate where Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd is in …

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
on Record Wall Street Bonuses
January 19, 2010
“Hard-working Americans will not be ATMs for Wall Street”
Just a year ago, Wall Street banks pleaded for taxpayers …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Doug Gordon
DATE: Friday, January 15, 2010
AFR Urges Chairman Dodd Not To Dump Cornerstone of Reform: Consumer Financial Protection Agency
If Big Banks Win, Consumers Will Lose
Washington, D.C. – Americans for Financial Reform …

JOINT STATEMENT OF SHARED PRINCIPLES
FOR NEEDED REFORMS
IN THE FUTURES/DERIVATIVES MARKETS
AS REVISED AND AGREED TO AT THE JOINT MEETING
OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMODITY MARKETS OVERSIGHT COALITION
AND THE
AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM
January 7th, 2010
Members of the Commodity Markets …