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AFR: Congress Passes Financial Reform in a Victory for Main Street
July 16, 2010 – 9:39 am
AFR: Congress Passes Financial Reform in a Victory for Main Street

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: July 15, 2010
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations who have spent the past year fighting for Financial Reform …

Report: Revolving Door Spins Quickly Between Congress, Wall Street
June 3, 2010 – 10:48 am

The Center for Responsive Politics and Public Citizen recently released a report showing the number of former federal employees now lobbying Congress and federal agencies.  They say:
Organizations in the financial services sector have deployed at …

A Conversation with Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Carl Levin
April 30, 2010 – 11:48 am

Americans for Financial Reform and Public Citizen hosted a conference call with Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Carl Levin on April 29, 2010 to discuss the financial reform bill and the need to reform proprietary …

As Senate Begins Financial Reform Debate, Industry Spends Tens of Millions to Influence Debate
March 22, 2010 – 1:11 pm

Americans for Financial Reform
Common Cause
Public Campaign
Public Citizen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, DC–The Senate Banking Committee will take up legislation today sponsored by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) to overhaul the nation’s financial regulations amidst record spending on lobbying …

AFR, Public Citizen, and 45,874 Americans Ask Senator Dodd to Support Reform
February 24, 2010 – 11:22 am
AFR, Public Citizen, and 45,874 Americans Ask Senator Dodd to Support Reform

The following letter was delivered to Senator Dodd on February 23, 2010 by Public Citizen, a partner of Americans for Financial Reform.  AFR’s coalition helped direct consumers toward this pro-reform petition which was signed by …