It is Time for Wall Street to Pay its Fair Share
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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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DRV Cantwell Market Manipulation LOS
May 4, 2010 – 2:55 pm

United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
May 4, 2010
Re: Cantwell Amendment 3786 to Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010 authorizing CFTC to effectively enforce manipulation of derivatives markets
Dear Senator:
The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil …

CFPA Vitter Unbanked
May 4, 2010 – 2:10 pm

May 4, 2010
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
RE: OPPOSE the Vitter-DeMint amendment (S. 3739), which proposes to strike Title XII Improving Access to Mainstream Financial Institutions, from the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S. …

AFR Supports Brown Amendment #104
May 4, 2010 – 1:55 pm

The Honorable Chairman Dodd
Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
March 22, 2010
Dear Chairman Dodd:
The over 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform …

AFR Supports a Strong Role for AGs, States in S. 3217
May 4, 2010 – 1:51 pm

Senator Christopher Dodd
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Re: Support Attorney General Enforcement and a Strong Role for States in S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act
Dear Senator Dodd,
As you continue efforts to improve and achieve bipartisan support …

AFR Supports Federal Reserve Transparency Amendment
May 4, 2010 – 1:46 pm

April 26, 2010
Dear Senators Sanders, Feingold, DeMint and Vitter:
As members of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups, we write you today to convey our …

AFR Letter Regarding Aiding and Abetting
May 4, 2010 – 1:03 pm

April 22, 2010
Honorable Arlen Specter                                                  Honorable Jack Reed
U.S Senate                                                                               U.S. Senate
711 Hart Senate Office Bldg.                                           728 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC  20510                                                    Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senators Specter and Reed:
The undersigned organizations write to …