FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 19, 2010

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s vote cloture on legislation to hold Wall Street accountable, end the casino economy and protect consumers from financial tricks and traps.

Heather Booth, Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “This Wall Street reform bill is a critical, historic measure and it’s not surprising that it would take a while to get full agreement. But we’re confident that a strong bill will pass the Senate in the next few days. The Senate bill puts the police back on the Wall Street beat, to ensure transparency and head off the kinds of dirty, double dealings we have seen from the likes of Goldman Sachs. In the end, we must come out with a package that first and foremost ensures that nothing like this can ever happen to the American people again.”

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