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Senators Merkley and Levin and Experts Call for Big Banks to Get Back to Banking, Push for Merkley-Levin Provision
June 17, 2010 – 5:47 pm

For Immediate Release
June 17, 2010

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Washington, DC – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Carl Levin (D-MI) joined with experts from Americans for Financial Reform to call for …

Recording: Senators Merkley & Levin call for banks to get back to basics
June 17, 2010 – 5:36 pm
Recording: Senators Merkley & Levin call for banks to get back to basics

Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Carl Levin (D-MI) join with experts from Americans for Financial Reform to call for banks to get back to the basic commercial banking business of making loans to consumers and …

AFR Opposes Loopholes in the Volcker Rule and Urges Adoption of Strong Merkley-Levin Language
June 16, 2010 – 3:30 pm

June 16, 2010
To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee
Washington, DC 20510
Re: Opposition to Loopholes Allowing Banks to Invest Taxpayer-Backed Capital in Risky Leveraged Buyout & Hedge Funds

Senator Merkley, Experts Call for Big Banks to Get Back to Banking, Push for Merkley-Levin Provision
June 16, 2010 – 1:26 pm

**PRESS CONFERENCE CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 4:30 PM ET**
To download press conference go to this link
Washington, DC – On Thursday, June 17, at 4:30 PM, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) will join with experts to call for banks …

AFR Supports Merkley-Levin, Opposes Brownback Amendment in any form
May 20, 2010 – 2:12 pm

Senator
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Re: SUPPORT MERKLEY-LEVIN,
OPPOSE BROWNBACK AMENDMENT IN ANY FORM
Dear Senator,
On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), we urge you to support the Merkley-Levin Amendment to S. 3217, …