Americans for Financial Reform was mentioned in this New York Times Dealbook article about Senator Cantwell’s support for greater regulation of futures markets and derivatives. From the article: A key U.S. lawmaker is set to join forces with several business groups on Wednesday to call
The Los Angeles Times recently ran this piece about President Obama’s new financial reform proposals, focusing on those which tackle high-risk securities trading and investments in private equity funds and hedge funds. “The staging of the proposal’s unveiling — presented at the White House by
Politico.com recently posted an article about President Obama’s new proposals to rein in Wall Street, and mentioned the efforts of Americans for Financial Reform, especially in generating petitions and letters to Congress. “But those who like the new populist turn in Obama’s style were quick
The Boston Globe published this article about Senator Dodd’s retirement announcement and the way it will affect financial reform. The full article is available here, and the quote about Americans for Financial Reform is copied below. “The best way to protect consumers is to have
A recent article by Mike Lux of the Huffington Post mentioned AFR in connection with Senator Dodd’s retirement announcement and the upcoming Senate debate on financial reform. You can read the full article here; the excerpt referring to AFR is copied below. The movement against
A recent article in The Hill suggested that Senator Dodd’s retirement would have a positive affect on financial reform. AFR’s Heather Booth was mentioned in this article, which also included quotes from fellow consumer activists Travis Plunkett (Consumer Federation of America) and Ed Mierzwinski (US
This story about Senator Dodd’s retirement announcement was on Marketplace on January 6th. A quote from AFR featured on this segment is highlighted below. Heather BOOTH: We appreciate the leadership he’s provided and have never thought this was the time for politics. But the time
A recent Politico article about “the populist angst aimed at Wall Street banks” talked about the growing strength of the movement to label big banks and institutions as bad for the country as a whole. AFR’s Heather Booth was quoted in the article. You can
StamfordPlus.com, a Connecticut news source, published this article about local and national reactions to Senator Dodd’s retirement announcement and included a quote from AFR. You can read the full article here. Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “We greatly appreciate Sen. Dodd’s years
The New Jersey News Blaze posted this statement from AFR ally New Jersey Citizen Action. Here’s the statement: “Last week, Representative John Adler (D, NJ 3rd District) stood up for the people who live on Main Street and took an important step forward to support