Americans for Financial Reform

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Kanjorski Amendment Letter of Support

Protect Investors from Accounting Fraud Vote YES on Kanjorski-Frank-Sarbanes-Cohen Amendment We are writing on behalf of vulnerable investors to urge you to support the Kanjorski-Frank-Sarbanes-Cohen amendment to preserve essential protections against accounting fraud.  Without this amendment, investors in roughly half of all public companies will face a heightened risk that their investments will be wiped

Inslee Amendment Letter of Support

U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C.  20515 December xx, 2009 Re: Support Rep. Inslee’s Systemic Risk and Stabilization Amendment Dear Member, As members of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 200 consumer, employee, investor, community, business and civil rights groups, we write you today to convey the coalition’s strong support for the

Cohen-Frank #46 Amendment Letter of Support

As organizations that support requiring all those who offer investment advice to act in the best interests of their clients, we are writing to urge you to vote yes on the Cohen-Frank amendment to H.R. 4173, “The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.”  This amendment would strip a provision from the bill

AFR Supports H.R. 4173

AFR sent the following letter to Congress regarding H.R. 4173 on December 9, 2009. Download the letter as a PDF. Dear Representative: The undersigned organizations strongly urge you to support H.R. 4173, the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009,” when it comes to the House floor this week. We write individually and

Small Businesses Will Benefit from Financial Regulatory Reform

Financial Regulatory Reform Will Provide Small Businesses the More Stable Environment and Predictable Flows of Credit That They Depend On Small businesses need a stable financial environment and predictable funding so they can thrive. AFR co-hosted a press conference with Representative Keith Ellison (MN-5) and small business owners who support the CFPA.  Read about it

Bean Preemption Amendment Letter of Opposition

December 9, 2009 Members U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Re: Bean #141 (Preemption), H.R. 4173 — Oppose Dear Member of Congress: Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 200 national, state and local consumer, labor, business, retiree, investor, community and civil rights organizations, and the undersigned organizations are writing in strong opposition