Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement about President Obama’s proposal to limit the size and investments of big banks. Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform: “Today the President has signaled the beginning of the end of “too big to fail” banks recklessly gambling with our retirement savings, mortgages
Grin and bear it? Not a chance. Consumers from around the city joined with activists from Americans for Financial Reform at Monument Circle in Indianapolis on January 19th to show Congress what they think about the need for financial reform legislation. Consumers posed in front of a Chase branch alongside a toy dog and requested
The Chamber of Commerce is descending upon Capitol Hill today, intending to kill financial reform. Read AFR’s letter urging the Senate to reject the Chamber’s false rhetoric Read about how the Chamber represents CEO special interests, not Main Street Small Businesses AFR offers the following responses to the Chamber’s anticipated arguments: Americans for Financial Reform,
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce repeatedly claims that its agenda represents the interests of small businesses. However, recent investigations have shown that a relatively small number of large contributors dominate the U.S. Chamber’s funding. Meanwhile “Main Street” Chambers of Commerce – the organizations most small businesses join, participate in, and support – have begun distancing
The Chamber of Commerce is descending upon Capitol Hill today, January 20, intending to kill financial reform. Read about how the Chamber represents CEO special interests, not Main Street Small Businesses Read our responses to industry arguments against financial reform Below, read our letter to Members of Congress urging them to reject the Chamber’s false
The Wall Street bankers who drove our economy off a cliff are lobbying as hard as ever against financial reform. The fight now moves to the Senate where Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd is in charge. Bank lobbyists think that Dodd will “dance with the special interests.” Tell Dodd to make protecting Main Street his