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Why Small Business Supports Wall Street Reform
May 3, 2010 – 9:32 am

STATEMENT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
www.scsbc.org
Statement of Frank Knapp, Jr., president and CEO, The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. April 21, 2010.  Press conference …

AFR: American Public Can’t Afford To Get the Raw End Of Another Bad Bank Deal
April 29, 2010 – 2:35 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
We Must Strengthen, Not Weaken the Senate Bill
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement today as the Senate begins debate on financial reform legislation.
Heather Booth, Director, Americans for …

AFR Supports Sen. Nelson Amendment to Strengthen Credit Rating Agency Reform Provisions
April 29, 2010 – 1:29 pm

April 29, 2010
The Honorable Bill Nelson
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Nelson:
We are writing on behalf of the undersigned organizations to express our strong support for your amendment to strengthen the credit rating agency reform provisions …

CFA: Brokers and Insurance Agents Are Spreading Misinformation About the Akaka-Menendez Fiduciary Duty Amendment
April 28, 2010 – 10:45 am

As the Senate moves closer to consideration of financial regulatory reform legislation, Sen. Akaka and Sen. Menendez have announced their intention to offer an amendment to restore the bill’s most important provision to protect average, …

AFR Supports Senator Menendez Amendment to Increase Transparency in Accounting
April 26, 2010 – 12:30 pm

U.S Senator Robert Menendez
528 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
April 23, 2010
Dear Senator Menendez,
The over 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to …