The media is buzzing with reports of support for Elizabeth Warren to serve as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read some of the highlights here: The Boston Globe named Elizabeth Warren Bostonian of the Year because she “pledged to look out
Here’s what you can do to show your support for Elizabeth Warren, the ideal candidate for head of the CFPB: Send a letter to President Obama, letting him know you want Elizabeth Warren in that seat. Sign The Progressive Change Campaign Committee’s petition in support
Press Release July 21, 2010 Wall Street reform bill signed today will limit excessive speculation in agriculture New rules to curb Wall Street’s influence over food and farming Minneapolis – The Wall Street reform bill signed today by President Obama will severely restrict excessive speculation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Doug Gordon (202) 822-5200 x237 July 17, 2010 AFR: Elizabeth Warren Should Head CFPB Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations who have spent the past year fighting for Financial
Check out this editorial in The Washington Post, in which Ezra Klein tells us how to make sure consumer protection starts off on the right foot: by making Elizabeth Warren head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here is an excerpt from his piece:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2010 CONTACT: Lauren Weiner, 202-470-5870 Jeremy Funk, 202-470-5878 Democratic-Led Congress Delivers Major Victory for Main Street with Passage of Wall Street Reform Republican Leader Boehner Already Calling for Its Repeal on Behalf of His Party’s Wall Street Donors Washington DC
For Immediate Release July 15, 2010 Contact: Lauren Saunders, (202) 452-6252 x 105, lsaunders@nclcdc.org NCLC Applauds Final Passage of Wall Street Reform The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low income clients, applauded the Senate vote today passing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Miller at (202) 942-2285, (202) 413-1775 or davidmiller@liuna.org LIUNA Applauds Senate Passage of Financial Reform Legislation is a good first step in cleaning up Wall Street’s mess July 15, 2010 (Washington, D.C.) – Today LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union
Statement from Maine Small Business Coalition spokesperson David White on the financial reform bill, which cleared a cloture vote in the U.S Senate just before noon today: “Main Street won out over Wall Street today. By regulating derivatives and other risky investment schemes, the financial