Commentary

U.S. PIRG Applauds Chairman Dodd for Moving Reforms Forward, Urges Senate to Stand Strong Against Bank Lobbyists


WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 16 – “We applaud Chairman Dodd of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee for moving forward towards passage of legislation to protect American consumers and increase the stability of the economy. We expect that Wall Street bankers who wrecked the economy and were then bailed out by the taxpayers will continue to try to delay or kill this reform designed to protect people on Main Street.

“To deflect bank opposition to the proposal, Chairman Dodd placed the Consumer Financial Protection Agency in the Federal Reserve. While we continue to support a strong independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency, this consumer bureau appears to be in, but not under, the Fed, with a strong firewall.

“Additionally, the proposal gives the consumer bureau broad rulemaking authority, but allows the system risk council dominated by institutions that failed consumers in the past the power to veto these rules, which is unacceptable.

“The House passed its version of reform, but we now face an army of bank lobbyists seeking to weaken this bill in the Senate. Will Senators vote with Main Street to improve this package or weaken it for Wall Street?”

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U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups, is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest advocacy organization.

Source: uspirg.org

 



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