Two Years After The Meltdown:
The Time is Now for Wall Street Reform

Washington, DC – As the House and Senate begin their conference to iron out differences in their Wall Street reform bills, it didn’t take long for opponents of reform to unveil their usual tactics to kill the bill – delay.  In his opening remarks, Sen. Richard Shelby suggested that getting the bill done by the end of the month would be rushing things.

Heather Booth, Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “Sen. Shelby and his allies might believe the months of bill writing, the weeks of debate on the Senate floor, and the votes on numerous amendments is moving too fast, but the 8 million Americans who have lost their jobs don’t agree. We’ve seen these tactics before and we will not be deterred by those who are trying to derail Wall Street reform.”