For Immediate Release May 20, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s cloture vote, setting the stage for an up-or-down vote on legislation to hold Wall Street accountable, end the casino economy and protect consumers from financial
Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Pending Derivatives Amendments 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. Members of our
Senator United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: SUPPORT MERKLEY-LEVIN, OPPOSE BROWNBACK AMENDMENT IN ANY FORM Dear Senator, On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), we urge you to support the Merkley-Levin Amendment to S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2010 Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s vote cloture on legislation to hold Wall Street accountable, end the casino economy and protect consumers from financial tricks and traps. Heather Booth, Director, Americans for
May 19, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 VOTE WITH SEN. DODD. OPPOSE ALL ATTEMPTS TO KILL THE CFPB BY 1,000 CUTS Dear Senator: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of over 250 national, state and local groups who
OPPOSE SNOWE-PRYOR #3883 REGULATORY “FLEXIBILITY” ACT ADDS DELAYS AND RED TAPE, ENCOURAGES WASTEFUL LITIGATION May 19, 2010 Senator 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
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
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
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,
May 13, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Re: Oppose Amendment #4110 to Replace Sec. 716 Derivatives Anti-Bailout Provision with a Study Dear Senator, The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR)