It is Time for Wall Street to Pay its Fair Share
March 30, 2012 – 9:52 am | Comments Off

As most Americans struggle to pay their share, we can’t help but notice that Wall Street is not. Many of the economic problems we face today, from deficits to unemployment, were in large part created by …

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This Week in Wall Street Reform
March 23, 2012 – 2:31 pm

Click here  to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – March 17, 2012 – March 23, 2012.

U.S. PIRG Letter: Support Pro-Investor Amendments, Oppose the JOBS Act
March 22, 2012 – 1:01 pm

U.S. PIRG sent a letter to the Senate this morning, echoing AFR’s letter supporting both the Reed and the Merkley-Bennet-Brown Amendments and urging members to vote NO on the JOBS Act.

AFL-CIO Letter: Support the Reed Amendment to the JOBS Act
March 22, 2012 – 12:58 pm

The AFL-CIO sent a letter to the Senate this morning urging members to vote YES on the Reed Amendment to the JOBS Act.

AFR CFA Letter: Vote YES on Pro-Investor Amendments, Vote NO on the Bill
March 22, 2012 – 12:48 pm

AFR and CFA sent a letter to the Senate urging members to support both the Reed Amendment and the Merkley-Bennet-Brown Amendments, and to vote NO on the underlying bill.

AARP Press Statement: JOBS Act Lacks Vital Investor Protections
March 22, 2012 – 9:26 am

 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 22, 2012
 
Contact:
AARP Media Relations
202-434-2560
media@aarp.org
 
AARP: JOBS Act Lacks Vital Investor Protections
 
Washington, DC – AARP Senior Vice President Joyce Rogers issued the following statement today in response to the Senate passage of the “JOBS” …

AFR Letter: Full Funding for the CFTC is Crucial
March 21, 2012 – 2:44 pm

AFR sent a letter to members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Financial Services today urging them to full fund the CFTC.