21st Century Glass-Steagall Act
BACKGROUND MATERIALS
- Text of Legislation
- Fact Sheet (prepared by Senator Warren’s office)
- Frequently Asked Questions (prepared by Senator Warren’s office)
- Senator Warren Explains the Legislation (video excerpt of speech at AFR/Roosevelt Institute conference)
- AFR Statement of Support
- Why It’s Time to Restore the 1930s Law Separating Banking and Gambling (Public Citizen, June 2014)
LETTERS & PETITIONS
- Joint Letter
- AFR Letter
- Dear Colleague Letter
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Nearly 600,000 Americans Ask Senators to Support “21st Century Glass-Steagall Act” (AFR statement on petition delivery, 7/9/14)
ARTICLES & OPINION
- Big Banks Are Still “Too Big”
Darrell Delamaide, USA Today, 87/14 - Scaling Back ‘Too Big’
Elizabeth Warren, Boston Globe, 9/18/13 - The Case for a New Glass-Steagall
Jim Lardner, US News, 7/31/13 - Legislation Will Make Banks Smaller, Safer
Bert Chessin, The Missoulian, 1/1/13 - 5 Facts About the New Glass-Steagall
Simon Johnson, MoneyNews, 7/15/13 - Elizabeth Warren and John McCain want Glass-Steagall back. Should You?
Dylan Mathews, Washington Post, 7/12/13
TV COVERAGE
- Reinstating Glass-Steagall (Video)
CNBC, 7/12/14 (5 ½ minutes) - Interview with Elizabeth Warren (Video)
FoxBusiness, 7/12/13 (8 minutes) - Elizabeth Warren Goes After Big Banks With New Glass Steagall (Video)
Morning Joe, MSNBC, 7/12/13 (10 minutes)