For Immediate Release July 14, 2010 Washington, DC – It seems that opponents of reform trying a Hail Mary pass to kill Wall Street reform. This morning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed big banks like Goldman Sachs are lining up behind legislation that would hold
AFR Decries U.S. Chamber of Commerce for Fronting for Wall Street Flashback: ThinkProgress: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coordinating Wall Street’s Stealth Lobbying Campaign To Kill Reform Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform issued the following statement around the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s supposed “jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filling for cloture on Financial Reform legislation today: Heather Booth, Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “Despite all the millions spent and armies
MEDIA ADVISORY July 13, 2010 Amy Logsdon, Iowa Citizen Action Network, alogsdon@iowacan.org Senator Grassley Must Finish the Job for Main Street Advocates Urge Senator Grassley to Bring Financial Reform Over the Finish Line and Support Wall Street Reform Des Moines, Iowa— On Tuesday at 5:00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2010 *AUDIO OF CALL AVAILABLE HERE* Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) and the heads of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce urged the Senate to complete work on Wall Street reform that
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lauren Weiner, 202-470-5870 DATE: July 8, 2010 Rep. Peter King Uses False Statements and Fear To Defend Vote In Favor Of Big Banks In Mail to Constituents Rep. King Misrepresents Basic Facts to Defend Vote Washington, DC – In defense of
PRESS CONFERENCE CALL JULY 12, 10 AM ET Participants Will Outline Why Reforms Benefit Businesses On Monday, July 12 at 10 am, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) and the heads of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce
For Immediate Release Thursday, July 8, 2010 Adam Goode, Maine People’s Alliance BANGOR – As the U.S. Senate prepares to hold a final vote on financial reform legislation, a group of policy experts and activists gathered outside the offices of Senators Snowe and Collins in
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFR Debunks Latest Republican Talking Point Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement in response to Republican conferees’ attempts to spread lies about the Wall Street reform bill’s effect on small businesses. Of course the truth is this bill