Category Archives: Letters to Congress

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Protect Retirement Savings: Let the Department of Labor Do Its Job

AFR joined AARP, AFL-CIO, Consumer Federation of America, Demos, Pension Rights Center, Public Citizen, and U.S. PIRG in sending a letter to members of the Senate urging them not to sign a letter being circulated by Senator Tester attempting to stop a Department of Labor rule making to protect retirement savings by closing gaps and loopholes in fiduciary duty requirements in connection with ERISA funds.

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Municipalities Deserve Honest Investment Advice, AFR Tells Senate

AFR joined the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Consumer Federation of America, SEIU, and U.S. PIRG in sending a letter to the Senate opposing S. 710. S. 710 would weaken accountability for financial advice to municipalities, harm communities, and is unnecessary given the exemptions that already exist in the law and the authority of the SEC to address any outstanding issues.

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AFR Supports Full Funding for the CFTC

AFR sent letters to members of the House and Senate urging them to support full funding for the CFTC. The CFTC’s role in regulating commodity markets is vital to overall financial stability and cannot do its job without this vital funding.

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AFR Opposes HR 1038

AFR sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to oppose HR 1038. This legislation would make it easier for major dealers in the energy markets to avoid appropriate designation as swaps dealers, and would also remove important protections for public utilities in their swaps transactions.

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Opposition Materials to HR 1256

AFR sent a letter and one pager regarding HR 1256, the “Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act” to members of Congress, urging them to oppose the bill. HR 1256 would severely undermine regulators ability to protect U.S. taxpayers from risks that arise from overseas derivatives trading.

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AFR Opposes S. 949

AFR sent a letter to members of Congress opposing S. 949, legislation which promotes steering borrowers into more expensive loans.

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AFR Opposes HR 1135

AFR sent a letter to members of Congress opposing HR 1135, the “Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act.” This legislation would repeal Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which requires that companies report the ratio of CEO to median worker pay.

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AFR Opposes HR 1105

AFR sent a letter to members of Congress opposing HR 1105, “The Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act.” This legislation would exempt nearly all private equity fund advisers from the registration requirements in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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AFR and Member Organizations Oppose HR 1062

AFR joined more than a dozen organizations in sending a letter to members of Congress urging that they oppose HR 1062, the “SEC Regulatory Accountability Act”. This legislation would imperil the implementation of many important financial regulatory rules by adding numerous unnecessary procedural requirements to rulemakings by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).