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AFR Decries US Chamber of Commerce for Fronting for Wall St
July 14, 2010 – 12:30 pm
AFR Decries US Chamber of Commerce for Fronting for Wall St

AFR Decries U.S. Chamber of Commerce for Fronting for Wall Street

Flashback: ThinkProgress: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coordinating Wall Street’s Stealth Lobbying Campaign To Kill Reform

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform …

AFR On Cloture Being Filed In The Senate
July 13, 2010 – 6:07 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 13, 2010
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filling for cloture on Financial Reform legislation today:

Heather Booth, Director, Americans for Financial Reform: …

The Hill: Warren ideal candidate to lead CFPB
July 13, 2010 – 1:05 pm

Take a look at this piece that The Hill ran recently about why Elizabeth Warren is the perfect candidate for head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
With Congress on the verge of establishing a …

Elizabeth Warren To Head Consumer Protection Bureau?
July 13, 2010 – 10:59 am

The Huffington Post recently published an article speculating that Elizabeth Warren will likely be appointed as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as she is the top candidate right now. Here is an …

LA Times: GOP Senators’ Support Assures Passage of Financial Reform Bill
July 13, 2010 – 10:37 am

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times talked about how the support of Republican Senators Scott Brown (MA) and Olympia J. Snowe (ME) assure that the Financial Reform Bill will make it to President …

Media Advisory: Senator Grassley Must Finish the Job for Main Street
July 13, 2010 – 8:48 am

MEDIA ADVISORY
July 13, 2010
Amy Logsdon, Iowa Citizen Action Network, alogsdon@iowacan.org
Senator Grassley Must Finish the Job for Main Street
Advocates Urge Senator Grassley to Bring Financial Reform Over the Finish Line and …