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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 …

Letter of Support for Merkley-Levin Amendment
April 21, 2010 – 12:19 pm

On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, Americans for Financial Reform sent a letter to Senators Reid and Dodd expressing their strong support for the Merkley-Levin Amendment (modeled after the Merkley-Levin PROP Trading Act), which will strengthen …

AFR Urges Senators to Support Brown/Kaufman SAFE Banking Act
April 21, 2010 – 11:21 am

AFR Urges Senators to Support Brown/Kaufman SAFE Banking Act
Group Releases Letter Sent to the Senate Today
Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups, released the following …

AFR Urges Sen. Corker: Stand Up for Your Work
April 19, 2010 – 1:25 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: April 19, 2010
Campaign Urges Sen. Corker:  Stand Up for Your Work
As Republican Leaders Attack Corker’s Wall Street Accountability Bill, Tennesseans Will Send Message to Stay Strong
Washington DC – On the eve of …

AFR: No More Taxpayer Bailouts
April 15, 2010 – 1:37 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, DC – Today, Tax Day, as Americans are all too aware of where their tax dollars are going, Americans for Financial Reform agrees that taxpayers should never again be on the hook for …