Americans for Financial Reform

News Category: Press Releases & Statements

Main Street Alliance Opposes Snowe-Pryor #3883, Supports Landrieu-Dodd-Kerry

Re: Small business opposition to Snowe-Pryor Amdt #3883, support for Landrieu-Dodd-Kerry side-by-side Dear Members of the Senate: On behalf of the Main Street Alliance, a national network of small business coalitions representing small business owners across the country, I write to urge you to vote no on Snowe-Pryor Amendment #3883 to the Senate’s financial overhaul

AFR Partners AFL-CIO and SEIU Support Amendment Regarding Private Equity and Hedge Funds

May 18, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: On behalf of millions of working families across the country we urge you to vote “yes” on the Reed-Grassley-Johnson-Brown (OH)-Levin amendment offered to the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S. 3217). If passed, this amendment would ensure that all advisers to private

AFR Supports Amendments from Casey (S. 3891) and Franken (S. 3902)

United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 RE:  SUPPORT Senator Casey’s amendment (S. 3891) to provide temporary relief to unemployed homeowners and SUPPORT Senator Franken’s amendment (S. 3902) to establish a homeowner advocate office. Dear United States Senators: We, the undersigned civil rights, labor, public interest, and consumer advocacy organizations, write to express our strong support

AFR Opposes Snowe-Pryor #3883 Regulatory “Flexibility” Act

OPPOSE SNOWE-PRYOR #3883 REGULATORY “FLEXIBILITY” ACT ADDS DELAYS AND RED TAPE, ENCOURAGES WASTEFUL LITIGATION Senator    May 19, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who have come together to reform the financial industry. 

NCLC: Dodd-Carper Deal on Preemption Does Not Give in to All Bank Demands

Lauren Saunders, Managing Attorney of the National Consumer Law Center, issued the following statement about the Dodd-Carper deal on preemption which passed the Senate 80-18: “Senator Dodd and Senator Carper have reached a deal to modify Senator Carper’s amendment #3949 on the role of states in protecting consumers under the Wall Street reform bill.  The deal compromises