This op-ed by AFR Steering Committee Member Cathy Lesser Mansfield appeared in the Des Moines Register today in response to Senator Grassley’s announcement that he will not vote for financial reform.
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley’s decision …

According to James K. Galbraith, author of The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too, the financial crisis is not yet over; we are barely beginning to recover. In …

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AFR Debunks Latest Republican Talking Point

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement in response to Republican conferees’ attempts to spread lies about the Wall Street reform bill’s effect on …

Compiled below is the text of the financial reform bill from THOMAS as of the morning of June 29, 2010.
HR 4173 – Title I (Financial Stability)
HR 4173 – Title II (ORDERLY LIQUIDATION AUTHORITY)
HR 4173 – …

The Wall Street reform legislation is a victory for the American people and a defeat for those who defended the status quo.
The bill was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010.
Read our …

June 27, 2010
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Re: Support for Passage of the Dodd/Frank Reform Compromise
Dear Representatives:
Americans for Financial Reform applauds Congress, especially Chairman Dodd and Chairman Frank,  for moving forward …