Press Release July 21, 2010 Wall Street reform bill signed today will limit excessive speculation in agriculture New rules to curb Wall Street’s influence over food and farming Minneapolis – The Wall Street reform bill signed today by President Obama will severely restrict excessive speculation on agriculture commodity futures markets that has harmed U.S. farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Doug Gordon (202) 822-5200 x237 July 17, 2010 AFR: Elizabeth Warren Should Head CFPB Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations who have spent the past year fighting for Financial Reform legislation, issued the following statement today on Elizabeth Warren:
Check out this editorial in The Washington Post, in which Ezra Klein tells us how to make sure consumer protection starts off on the right foot: by making Elizabeth Warren head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here is an excerpt from his piece: My worry isn’t that the Obama administration will pass over
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2010 CONTACT: Lauren Weiner, 202-470-5870 Jeremy Funk, 202-470-5878 Democratic-Led Congress Delivers Major Victory for Main Street with Passage of Wall Street Reform Republican Leader Boehner Already Calling for Its Repeal on Behalf of His Party’s Wall Street Donors Washington DC – The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is
For Immediate Release July 15, 2010 Contact: Lauren Saunders, (202) 452-6252 x 105, lsaunders@nclcdc.org NCLC Applauds Final Passage of Wall Street Reform The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low income clients, applauded the Senate vote today passing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The House passed the bill last
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Miller at (202) 942-2285, (202) 413-1775 or davidmiller@liuna.org LIUNA Applauds Senate Passage of Financial Reform Legislation is a good first step in cleaning up Wall Street’s mess July 15, 2010 (Washington, D.C.) – Today LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – applauded the Senate for passing major