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Elizabeth Warren Rap Video – Got a New Sheriff
August 13, 2010 – 12:04 pm | Comments Off

Our favorite candidate to lead the CFPA, Elizabeth Warren, is the subject of a new rap video supporting her nomination. The video comes courtesy of our friends at the Main Street Brigade.  Want to show …

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IATP: Wall Street Reform Bill Signed Today Will Limit Excessive Speculation in Agriculture
July 21, 2010 – 1:50 pm

Press Release
July 21, 2010
Wall Street reform bill signed today will limit excessive speculation in agriculture
New rules to curb Wall Street’s influence over food and farming
Minneapolis – The Wall Street reform bill signed today …

AFR Cheers on the New Law of the Land As a Win for All Americans
July 21, 2010 – 1:39 pm

For Immediate Release
July 21, 2010

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations who have spent the past year fighting for Financial Reform legislation, issued the following statement …

Rep. Maloney: Warren is the Best Person for CFPB Director
July 20, 2010 – 9:53 am

July 16, 2010
Elizabeth Warren is the best person for Director of the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Sign a letter to the President urging her nomination
Deadline for signatures COB Tuesday July 20
Dear Colleague,
Now that the Senate has …

Across the Country, Widespread Praise for Wall Street Reform Bill
July 20, 2010 – 9:36 am

Here is a roundup of editorials from last week that show the immense support for Wall Street reform:
USA Today Editorial: Mindless partisanship mars passage of banking reform: “The financial reform measure, though far from perfect, …

Wall Street Reform Bill Still Garnering Mass Applause
July 19, 2010 – 12:38 pm

For Immediate Release
July 19, 2010

Wall Street Reform Bill Still Garnering Mass Applause
While Opponents Continue to be Disparaged for Their Motives

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial: Wall Street reform: Congress makes the proper response to crisis, July …

Round Two: Banks Need to Rebuild What They Broke
July 19, 2010 – 12:26 pm

With the final Senate passage of the Wall Street Reform Bill, Round One is over; AFR, our coalition, consumers, and now our elected officials have done their part. Now it’s the big banks’ turn. George …