This op-ed was placed in the Tennessee Opinion by Krissa Barclay, former chairman of the Davidson County Democratic Party, and Lauren Saunders, managing attorney at the National Consumer Law Center. This piece makes note of the differences in safety and transparency between commercial products and
The Center for Responsive Politics and Public Citizen recently released a report showing the number of former federal employees now lobbying Congress and federal agencies. They say: Organizations in the financial services sector have deployed at least 1,447 former federal employees to lobby Congress and
June 2, 2010 Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: As a conferee on the financial reform bill, you will certainly be hearing from the auto dealers about their interest in being exempted from the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. We maintain that
U.S. PIRG has graded Senators on their votes on financial reform. Click here to find out how yours stack up! From their press release: “Looking at how a Senator votes on one final passage vote isn’t enough,” said Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director for U.S.
Key Provisions Go a Long Way Preventing Another Financial Crisis Washington, DC – The historic Wall Street reform legislation passed by the Senate on May 20 will have an impact on Main Street as well as Wall Street. The big banks will make every effort
Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Pending Derivatives Amendments Dear Senator: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the financial industry. Members of our
Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: SUPPORT MERKLEY-LEVIN, OPPOSE BROWNBACK AMENDMENT IN ANY FORM Dear Senator, On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), we urge you to support the Merkley-Levin Amendment to S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010,
OPPOSE SNOWE-PRYOR #3883 REGULATORY “FLEXIBILITY” ACT ADDS DELAYS AND RED TAPE, ENCOURAGES WASTEFUL LITIGATION May 19, 2010 Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local
Re: Small business opposition to Snowe-Pryor Amdt #3883, support for Landrieu-Dodd-Kerry side-by-side Dear Members of the Senate: On behalf of the Main Street Alliance, a national network of small business coalitions representing small business owners across the country, I write to urge you to vote
May 18, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: On behalf of millions of working families across the country we urge you to vote “yes” on the Reed-Grassley-Johnson-Brown (OH)-Levin amendment offered to the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S. 3217). If