“Main Street Lobbyists” Visit Capitol Hill

Grassroots activists from around the country visited the Senate on Wednesday, April 28 with a clear message:  it’s time to pass financial reform.  Read about their visits here. These activists were part of the huge “Showdown” campaign to hold the banks accountable.  Under the campaign’s

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Letter of Support for Merkley-Levin Amendment

On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, Americans for Financial Reform sent a letter to Senators Reid and Dodd expressing their strong support for the Merkley-Levin Amendment (modeled after the Merkley-Levin PROP Trading Act), which will strengthen provisions related to proprietary trading and conflicts of interest in

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AFR Urges Sen. Corker: Stand Up for Your Work

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 19, 2010 Campaign Urges Sen. Corker:  Stand Up for Your Work As Republican Leaders Attack Corker’s Wall Street Accountability Bill, Tennesseans Will Send Message to Stay Strong Washington DC – On the eve of the Senate battle over holding Wall

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BanksterUSA: Goldman Accused of Cutting the Brakes

BanksterUSA.org’s Mary Bottari has posted a new blog entry about Goldman Sachs and the recent civil fraud charges filed by the SEC.  She says: One of the most salient analogies of the financial meltdown was offered by Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission chair Phil Angelides when