Category Archives: Letters to Congress

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CMOC: True Derivatives “End Users” Don’t Need Any More Loopholes

COMMODITY MARKETS OVERSIGHT COALITION An Alliance of Derivatives End-Users & Reform Advocates May 4, 2010 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader, U.S. Senate 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader, U.S. Senate 361A Russell Senate Office Building Washington,

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AFR Supports the Pre-funded Orderly Liquidation Fund

The Honorable Chairman Dodd Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 April 9, 2010 Dear Chairman Dodd, The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) are writing

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AFR Supports “Fiduciary Duty” for Swaps Dealers

April 30, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: Americans for Financial Reform is a coalition of more than 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, labor and civil rights groups.  Consumer Federation of America is a non-profit association of more than 280 groups that,

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AFR Analysis of the GOP Alternative to S. 3217

To: Interested Parties From: Americans for Financial Reform Re: GOP Alternative to S. 3217 Date: April 28, 2010 For nearly a year, both parties in Congress have been debating the direction of financial reform. Ever since the bill moved to the final stages of Senate

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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