Category Archives: Letters to Congress

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AFR to the Senate: Strengthen and Support the Reform Bill

April 23, 2010 Dear Senator Reid: As members of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 consumer, labor, investor, community, civil rights and business groups, we write to you today to convey our support for strong financial reform legislation that will prevent

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Letter from AFR to Senator Casey Regarding Defined Pensions

Hon. Robert P. Casey Jr. 393 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Casey: Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) – a coalition of more than 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, labor and civil rights groups — wishes to respectfully express our strong concern

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AFR Strongly Supports an Independent CFPA

AFR sent the following letter to Chairman Dodd and other members of the Senate Banking Committee on February 19, 2010: The Honorable Christopher Dodd Chairman Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Dodd: The undersigned consumer, civil rights, labor and community

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AFR to the Senate: Investors Deserve Real Protection

Americans for Financial Reform sent the following letter to members of the Senate Banking Committee, urging them to create real protections for investors: February 16, 2010 Dear Chairman Dodd, Ranking Member Shelby and members of the Committee: As you know, legislative language is currently being

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Social Investment Forum to Senators Dodd and Shelby: Support a CFPA

Dear Chairman Dodd and Senator Shelby: The signatories below, representing socially responsible and sustainable investors, are writing to reiterate our support for an independent and robust Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), as proposed in the draft “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009,” released in

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AFR to Senators: Create a Sound and Functional Resolution Authority

February 1, 2010 The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd The Honorable Richard C.  Shelby The Honorable Robert P. Corker The Honorable Mark R. Warner Mr. Michael S. Barr Dear Chairman Dodd, We, the organizations comprising Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), are writing to convey our views

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AFR to Senator Dodd: Support Strong Reforms

February 1, 2010 The Honorable Christopher Dodd Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 534 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C.  20510 Dear Senator Dodd: We are writing today to convey our strong support for comprehensive regulatory reform, and to reaffirm our view

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Organizational Letter in Support of Financial Speculation Taxes

Americans for Financial Reform, CMOC and other groups will send the following letter to Senator Harkin and Representative DeFazio.  If you represent an organization, click here to join us and sign the letter. ————— Dear Senator Harkin and Representative DeFazio: We, the undersigned organizations, are