Judge Gorsuch’s stated views suggest his appointment would also help financial companies’ efforts to eliminate the rules necessary to protect the economy from another financial calamity induced by Wall Street’s recklessness
Jay Clayton’s performance in the SEC confirmation hearing makes it abundantly clear that after a career of helping Wall Street banks avoid accountability, he is uniquely ill-suited to the job of protecting investors and working people from Wall Street misconduct.
The public deserves to know whether Alexander Acosta stands for seniors, and everyone saving for retirement, or whether he sides with the worst elements of Wall Street
“‘Jay Clayton has spent his entire career serving Wall Street, representing Goldman Sachs and other big banks,’ says Americans for Financial Reform Executive Director Lisa Donner. ‘Americans need an SEC Chair who will stand up to those interests, not represent them.'”
Americans for Financial Reform, a broad coalition including civil rights groups, consumer advocates, community organizations, and labor unions, today called on the Trump administration to abandon its proposal to delay a planned rule that protects ordinary investors from unscrupulous financial advisers.
“The House passed legislation to effectively kill class action lawsuits, which are often consumers’ only chance to fight back against repeated corporate fraud and scams… ‘If this bill becomes law, those ill-gotten gains will instead be used to pad Wall Street’s bottom line,’ said Lisa Donner, Executive Director of Americans for Financial Reform… ‘H.R. 985 gives banks and lenders a license to steal and encourages more scandals like Wells Fargo’s fake account opening.'”