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CMOC Asks Major Businesses to Explain Why They’re Fighting Reform
May 11, 2010 – 11:31 am

As the U.S. Senate debates measures to hold Wall Street accountable for the financial crisis, Commodities Market Oversight Committee (CMOC) supported a letter that hedge-fund manager Michael Masters has written to some of the nation’s …

Oppose Chambliss Amendment #3816; Don’t Weaken Proposed Derivatives Regulations
May 10, 2010 – 9:10 am

Oppose Chambliss Amendment #3816 to Senate bill 3217 which attempts to weaken proposed derivatives regulations

Dear Senator:
The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform …

CMOC: True Derivatives “End Users” Don’t Need Any More Loopholes
May 5, 2010 – 10:57 am

COMMODITY MARKETS OVERSIGHT COALITION
An Alliance of Derivatives End-Users & Reform Advocates
May 4, 2010
The Honorable Harry Reid
Majority Leader, U.S. Senate
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Minority Leader, U.S. Senate
361A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, …

AFR Details How to Keep Wall Street Reform Bill Strong
May 4, 2010 – 3:46 pm

Americans for Financial Reform Detail How to Keep Wall Street Reform Bill Strong

**Audio of Call Available Here**
Washington, DC – As the Senate considers amendments to the Wall Street accountability bill, Americans for Financial Reform …

AFR Supports the Prohibition Against Federal Government Bailouts of Swap Entities
May 3, 2010 – 1:50 pm

United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
May 3, 2010
Re: Letter of support for the Prohibition against Federal Government Bailouts of Swaps Entities
Dear Senator:
The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of …

AFR: Danger Ahead For Reform Package; Big Banks Will Try To Weaken Or Kill Bill
May 3, 2010 – 11:35 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 3, 2010

As the first full week of debate begins on Financial Reform, danger lies ahead for the bill. The big banks, and their friends on the Hill, will …