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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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Des Moines Register Op-Ed: Banking bill protects American consumers
July 15, 2010 – 8:36 am

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 …

How Does Wall Street Show Its Love For Financial Reform? By Spending $1.4 Million Dollars A Day to Kill It
July 14, 2010 – 8:37 pm

For Immediate Release
July 14, 2010

Washington, DC – It seems that opponents of reform trying a Hail Mary pass to kill Wall Street reform. This morning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed big banks like Goldman …

At Long Last, Senate Getting to Yes
July 14, 2010 – 3:07 pm

A recent Politico article about financial reform mentioned AFR’s field operation and talked about how field events hammered home the need for reform.  Click here to read the full article. From the article:
A major Wall …

AFR Decries US Chamber of Commerce for Fronting for Wall St
July 14, 2010 – 12:30 pm
AFR Decries US Chamber of Commerce for Fronting for Wall St

AFR Decries U.S. Chamber of Commerce for Fronting for Wall Street

Flashback: ThinkProgress: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coordinating Wall Street’s Stealth Lobbying Campaign To Kill Reform

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform …

AFR On Cloture Being Filed In The Senate
July 13, 2010 – 6:07 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 13, 2010
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filling for cloture on Financial Reform legislation today:

Heather Booth, Director, Americans for Financial Reform: …

The Hill: Warren ideal candidate to lead CFPB
July 13, 2010 – 1:05 pm

Take a look at this piece that The Hill ran recently about why Elizabeth Warren is the perfect candidate for head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
With Congress on the verge of establishing a …