riders Archives - Americans for Financial Reform

Statement: Leahy, Lowey, Schakowsky, Coalition Leaders Call for a Clean Omnibus Package That Excludes Dirty Riders

Of particular concern this year is a perennial rider that has prevented scientific research into gun violence at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This research could help protect toddlers from accidentally firing a weapon, reduce gun-related suicides and help evaluate the effectiveness of public education, background checks and other commonsense measures to reduce needless injuries and deaths.

AFR Statement: No Budget Riders Weakening Wall Street Reform or CFPB

Congress should abandon budget rider proposal that would eliminate independent funding for the CFPB and other poison pills.

Press Release: Over 200,000 Petitioners Tell Congress to Reject Wall Street Policy Riders

Today, CREDO Action, Americans for Financial Reform, Public Citizen, USAction and USPIRG delivered petitions in which more than 200,000 Americans told Congress not to let the budget process be used as a vehicle for backdoor financial deregulation.