If the readers of Political Realities will remember, we have already discussed financial regulation reform on this blog. Back in April, I wrote about it and some of the criticisms that were being thrown at the bill that was currently being debated in the Senate. At that time, I was concerned about some of...
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One of the biggest items in the news right now is the financial regulation reform bill that is working it’s way through the Senate. The House has already passed it’s version, but the Senate has a much smaller margin of error, given the fact that the Republicans have threatened to filibuster the legislation. I...
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I am not sure, but I seriously doubt there is anyone who does not believe that some sort of reform is needed for financial regulation. The way the current system utterly failed during the current economic crisis should be enough to convince anyone that something should be done. Does everyone agree on that point?...
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A Senate bill to overhaul financial regulations was issued last week and a similar bill from the House is expected soon. The White House issued a proposal for financial reform back in June and the GOP responded with a counter plan in July. So there are lots of things on the table, all extremely...
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Let’s see now, Congress hasn’t even finished work on health care reform and now the House of Representatives is taking up another issue that has been a priority of President Obama. In my opinion, one of the main reasons Obama won the election against John McCain was the complete and total meltdown of the...
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