United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 May 7, 2010 Re: Oppose Chambliss Amendment #3816 to Senate bill 3217 which attempts to weaken proposed derivatives regulations Dear Senator: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial
For immediate release Contact: Simone Allen (404) 692-5102 May, 11, 2010 Wall Street Dupes Big Business Into Fighting Against Reform End User Coalition Calls on Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, Apple and Others to Leave Sham Coalition As the U.S. Senate debates measures to hold Wall
Our partners at CMOC (Commodity Markets Oversight Coalition) wrote this letter detailing loopholes that the big banks are trying to slip into the bill under the guise of a fake “derivatives end user” coalition, and clarifies that authentic users of derivatives to hedge have all
As the U.S. Senate debates measures to hold Wall Street accountable for the financial crisis, Commodities Market Oversight Committee (CMOC) supported a letter that hedge-fund manager Michael Masters has written to some of the nation’s biggest businesses asking them explain why they are siding with
Oppose Chambliss Amendment #3816 to Senate bill 3217 which attempts to weaken proposed derivatives regulations Dear Senator: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) write to express strong opposition to Amendment No.
COMMODITY MARKETS OVERSIGHT COALITION An Alliance of Derivatives End-Users & Reform Advocates May 4, 2010 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader, U.S. Senate 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader, U.S. Senate 361A Russell Senate Office Building Washington,
Americans for Financial Reform Detail How to Keep Wall Street Reform Bill Strong **Audio of Call Available Here** Washington, DC – As the Senate considers amendments to the Wall Street accountability bill, Americans for Financial Reform detailed which of those amendments will strengthen the bill
United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 May 3, 2010 Re: Letter of support for the Prohibition against Federal Government Bailouts of Swaps Entities Dear Senator: The over 250 consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights groups who are members of Americans for Financial Reform (AFR)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2010 As the first full week of debate begins on Financial Reform, danger lies ahead for the bill. The big banks, and their friends on the Hill, will do everything in their power to try to weaken or kill
April 30, 2010 United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: Americans for Financial Reform is a coalition of more than 250 consumer, employee, investor, community, labor and civil rights groups. Consumer Federation of America is a non-profit association of more than 280 groups that,