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Massachusetts for Financial Reform
June 23, 2010 – 2:31 pm

Bay Staters Send Message to Senators: We Want Wall Street Reform
To show the continued momentum on Main Street for financial reform, advocates from the Massachusetts delegation of Americans for Financial Reform delivered 4,000 petitions to …

Iowans for Financial Reform
June 23, 2010 – 2:06 pm
Iowans for Financial Reform

Citizens in Iowa delivered petitions supporting strong financial reform to the three Iowa Congressional district offices in Des Moines today, to Rep. Boswell, Sen. Harkin, and Sen. Grassley.

TheStreet: Financial Reform: Petitions vs. Lobbyists
June 23, 2010 – 10:25 am

Read the full article here.  Here is an excerpt:
NEW YORK (TheStreet) – While Main Street headed to lawmakers’ doorsteps with thousands of voter petitions on Wednesday to sway the debate on financial reform, Wall Street and …

Heather Booth on Coffee Party Radio: How to Strengthen Financial Reform
June 23, 2010 – 8:59 am
Heather Booth on Coffee Party Radio: How to Strengthen Financial Reform

Heather Booth, AFR Director, and Ed Mierzwinski of US PIRG spoke on Coffee Party radio yesterday explaining the status of financial reform and how Americans can get involved.

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AFR to Senators: Bring an End to Taxpayer-Funded Solutions to Bank Failures
June 22, 2010 – 2:35 pm

June 22, 2010
Senator Scott Brown
Senator Susan Collins
Senator Chuck Grassley
Senator Olympia Snowe
To Senators Brown, Collins, Grassley, and Snowe:
The Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) coalition is grateful for your support for the landmark Wall Street reform legislation …

AFR to Conferees: Prevent Foreclosure for the Unemployed with Title XIV
June 22, 2010 – 2:23 pm

June 22, 2010
The Honorable Christopher Dodd
The Honorable Barney Frank
Re: AFR positions on proposed House offer on Title XIV
We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform regarding the proposed House Conference offer on Title XIV …