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AFR: Shelby Amendment #4010 Would Starve CFPA of Resources
May 17, 2010 – 8:07 am

May 16, 2010
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator:
We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the financial …

AFR Demands An Up or Down Vote on Merkley-Levin Amendment
May 17, 2010 – 7:54 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 16, 2010
AFR Demands An Up or Down Vote on Merkley-Levin Amendment
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform is tired of opposition ploys to undermine Wall Street reform. After filibustering the entire …

AFR Warns About Weakening Efforts In Disguise
May 17, 2010 – 7:48 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 14, 2010
Washington, DC – After failing in attempts to overtly weaken the bill, opponents of Wall Street reform are now looking to usurp the bill in anyway possible. Americans for Financial …

DRV Dorgan LOS Amendment 4008 naked CDS
May 14, 2010 – 2:59 pm

United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
May 14, 2010
Re: Dorgan Amendment #4008 to Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 to Regulate Credit Default Swaps

Dear Senator:
The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups …

DRV Cantwell LOS Amendment 3950 Illegal Contracts
May 14, 2010 – 2:52 pm

United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
May 14, 2010
Re: Cantwell Amendment #3950 to Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 to make illegal derivatives contracts unenforceable

Dear Senator:
The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights …

CFPA Schumer Mccaskill Debt Settlement LOS
May 14, 2010 – 2:38 pm

May 14, 2010
Senator
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Re: End deceptive debt settlement practices identified by the GAO and tie debt settlement fees to results – Support Schumer-McCaskill amendment # 3960
Dear Senator:
Americans for Financial Reform supports the …