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New Poll Shows Strong Support for Wall Street Reform
June 30, 2010 – 9:09 am

WALL STREET REFORM POLLING MEMO
See below a new polling memo from Benenson Strategy Group on the strong support for Wall Street Reform.
TO:                   Interested Parties
FROM:              Joel Benenson
RE:                   American Support for Wall Street Reform
DATE:               June 28, 2010

Americans …

AFR Debunks Latest Republican Talking Point: Bill Would Make Banks Pay to Clean Up Their Messes
June 29, 2010 – 10:28 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: June 29, 2010
AFR Debunks Latest Republican Talking Point
Bill Would Make Banks Pay to Clean Up Their Messes

Washington, DC – As Congress stands ready to enact …

AFR to Congress: Support Cloture and Passage of the Dodd-Frank Reform Compromise
June 29, 2010 – 8:55 am

June 27, 2010
United States House of Representatives
Re: Support for Passage of the Dodd/Frank Reform Compromise
Dear Representatives:
Americans for Financial Reform applauds Congress, especially Chairman Dodd and Chairman Frank,  for moving forward with such significant …

Text of the Financial Reform Bill
June 29, 2010 – 8:53 am

Compiled below is the text of the financial reform bill from THOMAS as of the morning of June 29, 2010.
HR 4173 – Title I (Financial Stability)
HR 4173 – Title II (ORDERLY LIQUIDATION AUTHORITY)
HR 4173 – …

AFR to House: Support the Passage of the Dodd-Frank Reform Compromise
June 29, 2010 – 8:28 am

June 27, 2010
United States House of Representatives
Re: Support for Passage of the Dodd/Frank Reform Compromise
Dear Representatives:
Americans for Financial Reform applauds Congress, especially Chairman Dodd and Chairman Frank,  for moving forward with such significant …

AFR Cheers on the New Law of the Land As a Win for All Americans
June 28, 2010 – 8:47 am
AFR Cheers on the New Law of the Land As a Win for All Americans

The Wall Street reform legislation is a victory for the American people and a defeat for those who defended the status quo.
The bill was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010.
Read our …