AFR and CFA Letter: Vote NO on Anti-Investor, Anti-Jobs JOBS Act
AFR and CFA sent a join letter to the House urging members to vote NO on the final passage of the JOBS Act.
Category Archives: Financial Reform News
AFR Letter: Oppose HR 3283
AFR sent a letter to the House this morning urging members to oppose HR 3283. HR 3283 would allow U.S. banks to evade Dodd-Frank derivatives regulation by dealing through their foreign subsidiaries. This could fatally undermine derivatives oversight.
AFR Letter: Oppose HR 2779 & HR 2682
AFR sent a letter to the House, urging opposition to HR 2779 and HR 2682, two harmful derivatives bills which are inaccurately being presented as ‘technical amendments’ necessary to correct minor issues in the Dodd-Frank Act.
This Week in Wall Street Reform
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – March 17, 2012 – March 23, 2012.
U.S. PIRG Letter: Support Pro-Investor Amendments, Oppose the JOBS Act
U.S. PIRG sent a letter to the Senate this morning, echoing AFR’s letter supporting both the Reed and the Merkley-Bennet-Brown Amendments and urging members to vote NO on the JOBS Act.
AFL-CIO Letter: Support the Reed Amendment to the JOBS Act
The AFL-CIO sent a letter to the Senate this morning urging members to vote YES on the Reed Amendment to the JOBS Act.
AFR CFA Letter: Vote YES on Pro-Investor Amendments, Vote NO on the Bill
AFR and CFA sent a letter to the Senate urging members to support both the Reed Amendment and the Merkley-Bennet-Brown Amendments, and to vote NO on the underlying bill.
AARP Press Statement: JOBS Act Lacks Vital Investor Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2012 Contact: AARP Media Relations 202-434-2560 media@aarp.org AARP: JOBS Act Lacks Vital Investor Protections Washington, DC – AARP Senior Vice President Joyce Rogers issued the following statement today in response to the Senate passage of
AFR Letter: Full Funding for the CFTC is Crucial
AFR sent a letter to members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Financial Services today urging them to full fund the CFTC.
The Leadership Conference: Support Cloture on the Reed-Landrieu-Levin Amendment
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights sent a letter to the Senate urging members’ support of the Reed-Landrieu-Levin amendment.