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AFR Outlines Growing Evidence of Public Demand for Wall Street Reform
June 23, 2010 – 3:21 pm

**PRESS CONFERENCE CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 11 AM ET**

New Polling Data Discussed As Congress Finishes Work on Financial Reform

Washington, DC – As the United States Supreme Court considers gutting response to last …

Americans Send Message to Members of Congress: Main Street has its Eye on Wall Street Reform
June 22, 2010 – 1:04 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 22, 2010

Americans Send Message to Members of Congress: Main Street has its Eye on Wall Street Reform

As the Chamber of Commerce fronts for big banks and pretends to represent …

AFR Works Across the Country to Show Support for Wall Street Reform
June 18, 2010 – 2:41 pm

For Immediate Release
June 18, 2010

AFR Works Across the Country to Show Support for Wall Street Reform

To show the continued momentum on Main Street for financial reform, on Tuesday, June 22, community leaders …

Senators Merkley and Levin and Experts Call for Big Banks to Get Back to Banking, Push for Merkley-Levin Provision
June 17, 2010 – 5:47 pm

For Immediate Release
June 17, 2010

**CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO OF THE CALL**

Washington, DC – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Carl Levin (D-MI) joined with experts from Americans for Financial Reform to call for …

Recording: Senators Merkley & Levin call for banks to get back to basics
June 17, 2010 – 5:36 pm
Recording: Senators Merkley & Levin call for banks to get back to basics

Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Carl Levin (D-MI) join with experts from Americans for Financial Reform to call for banks to get back to the basic commercial banking business of making loans to consumers and …

Experts and Activists Answer Questions on Final Fights in Last Week of Financial Regulatory Reform
June 17, 2010 – 10:44 am

Americans for Financial Reform and Chris Bowers of Open Left and Joan McCarter of Daily Kos host
Blog conference call Friday, June 18, 2010  at 12 noon EDT (Call in: (951) 262-4343, Access code: 778106)
Experts and Activists Answer …