With the landmark passage of the Financial Reform Bill now a part of history, Heather Booth, director of Americans for Financial Reform, took the time to describe the ups and downs of the long-fought battle for reform in The Huffington Post. Here is an excerpt
This op-ed by AFR Steering Committee Member Cathy Lesser Mansfield appeared in the Des Moines Register today in response to Senator Grassley’s announcement that he will not vote for financial reform. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley’s decision not to support the banking bill before the Senate
July 12, 2010. The last time Margot and I were together pushing for Wall Street reform, it was April 21st of this year in a press conference at the U.S. Capitol with Senators Dick Durbin, Jack Reed and Michael Bennet. Back then we were fighting
Statement Margot Dorfman, CEO U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce July 12, 2010 On behalf of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the millions of small businesses, employees of small businesses and communities all across the United States that rely upon growth and stability of
Advocates Urge Senator Brown to Bring Financial Reform Over the Finish Line and Voice His Support for Wall Street Reform Boston, MA— On Monday, Massachusetts residents will press Senator Brown to get financial reform across the finish line and take home the gold medal for
According to James K. Galbraith, author of The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too, the financial crisis is not yet over; we are barely beginning to recover. In a piece he recently wrote for The New Republic, he
Billionaires who have made their fortunes on Wall Street by investing in big oil, tobacco and giant coporations stopped in Southwest Missouri today to give support to Roy Blunt at a rally in Springfield. “When Roy talks the talk of Main Street, drives a pick
Delaware AFR members presented a thank you letter and a slingshot to Representative Castle for taking on Wall Street in a “David vs. Goliath” battle. Rep. Castle voted YES on the financial reform bill. Pictured left to right: Darlene Battle of Delawareans for Social and Economic Justice,
The following statement was issued by Professor Elizabeth Warren on July 2, 2010. Statement on House-Senate Conference Committee Report “It has been more than 20 months since the largest financial crisis since the Great Depression, and we are still living under the same set of
As with the other provisions of the Wall Street reform bill, there were wins, losses, and some compromises in the process of ironing out the final details of investor protection reform. Here is how the final Wall Street reform bill addresses investor protection. What We