June 23, 2010 To Members of the H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 Conference Committee Washington, DC 20510 Re: Retain Strong Senate/Base text Derivatives Language Dear Conferee: We write on behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, an unprecedented coalition of over 250
June 24, 2010 A new nationwide Lake Research Partners survey shows that voters overwhelmingly support Wall Street reform legislation that will crack down on Wall Street and rein in big bank abuses. Additionally, this is a voting issue. More than 3 out of 4 voters say they
**PRESS CONFERENCE CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 11 AM ET** New Polling Data Discussed As Congress Finishes Work on Financial Reform Washington, DC – As the United States Supreme Court considers gutting response to last major financial meltdown, on Thursday, June 23 at 11
Protect Investors: Restore Provisions Weakened in the Senate Counter-Offer Dear Conferee: Yesterday, Senate conferees approved a counter-offer on broker-dealer fiduciary duty that offers the illusion of investor protection, but not the reality. Senate conferees also approved a sweeping preemption of securities regulation that not only
June 23, 2010 Members of the New York Delegation United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Members of the New York Delegation United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator/Representative: We the undersigned members of New Yorkers for Responsible Lending write to urge you
Bay Staters Send Message to Senators: We Want Wall Street Reform To show the continued momentum on Main Street for financial reform, advocates from the Massachusetts delegation of Americans for Financial Reform delivered 4,000 petitions to Senator Scott Brown, urging him to once again vote
Citizens in Iowa delivered petitions supporting strong financial reform to the three Iowa Congressional district offices in Des Moines today, to Rep. Boswell, Sen. Harkin, and Sen. Grassley.
Read the full article here. Here is an excerpt: NEW YORK (TheStreet) — While Main Street headed to lawmakers’ doorsteps with thousands of voter petitions on Wednesday to sway the debate on financial reform, Wall Street and corporate America were spending big bucks on lobbyists. Both
Heather Booth, AFR Director, and Ed Mierzwinski of US PIRG spoke on Coffee Party radio yesterday explaining the status of financial reform and how Americans can get involved. Listen to internet radio with Coffee Party USA on Blog Talk Radio
June 22, 2010 Senator Scott Brown Senator Susan Collins Senator Chuck Grassley Senator Olympia Snowe To Senators Brown, Collins, Grassley, and Snowe: The Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) coalition is grateful for your support for the landmark Wall Street reform legislation passed by the Senate