AFR and CFA sent a letter to the Senate, urging their support of the Reed-Landrieu-Levin amendment which addresses many of the concerns that we have with the House JOBS Act, which the Senate has taken up.

 INVEST in America Act (S.A. 1833) vs. JOBS Act (H.R. 3606)
Reed-Landrieu-Levin Amendment
Mar. 15, 2012
Seven Essential Fixes to the House Bill

The House bill would allow companies to advertise risky, less-regulated, unregistered private offerings to the general …

 NEW YORK TIMES
March 15, 2012
Paving Path to Fraud on Wall St.
By FLOYD NORRIS
Nearly 20 years ago, Bankers Trust was riding high. The bank, based in New York, had become known as an expert in then-newfangled …

Fund Democracy sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid, and Minority Leader McConnell supporting the CROWDFUND Act.

The AFL-CIO released an executive statement slamming the JOBS Act as a Wall Street scam.

Mary Schapiro, Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) sent a letter to Senators Johnson and Shelby voicing her concerns over the JOBS Act.