U.S Senator Robert Menendez 528 Senate Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20515 April 23, 2010 Dear Senator Menendez, The over 200 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to express our strong support for your amendment to increase the transparency of the U.S. financial
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 another financial crisis, end the casino economy, and hold big
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 regarding a carve-out from derivatives reform that we understand you
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 organizations would like to thank you for your strong efforts
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 circulated that would replace the pro-investor provisions of Section 913
Recently, AFR partners at the Council of Institutional Investors and Investors Working Group sent these letters regarding derivative reform to the Senate. The letters focus on the failures of the current regulators and the need for comprehensive reform legislation. Click here for the letter from Council of Institutional Investors, 2/4/2010. Click here for the letter