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Salon.com
June 30, 2000
Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform chic What made 33 Republicans suddenly change their minds about a bill that cracks down on stealth PACs?   |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Man Behind the SAFE Banking Act on Fixing Wall Street In a 61-to-33 vote, the Senate voted down an amendment that would have capped the size and leverage of banks in this country. That amendment, dubbed the SAFE Banking Act, was proposed by Sen. Ted Kaufman, D-Del. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Man Behind the SAFE Banking Act on Fixing Wall Street Senator Ted Kaufman discusses why, despite the defeat of his SAFE banking amendment, there is still hope for real reform. |
Salon.com
March 20, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 1: A march, some speeches and a noble old lady. But the good vibes can't last. |
AFP eWire
January 21, 2015 |
Tax Reform Efforts Starting in Congress The Charitable Giving Coalition has sent a letter to new members of Congress encouraging them to preserve the full scope and value of the charitable deduction. |
Salon.com
March 29, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Die hard, too? McCain-Feingold gets a big hand from former actor Sen. Fred Thompson. But it ain't over 'til they roll the credits... |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
Could This Bill Kick Growth Into Gear? Sen. Bob Corker on financial regulatory reform. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2010
Moscovitz & Koppenheffer |
Wall Street Reform: The Good, the Meh, and the Ugly A Foolish take on what's in the Senate bill. |
Salon.com
March 30, 2001
Jake Tapper |
McCain-Feingold seems a done deal After a dramatic final tussle, the first sweeping campaign reform since the 1970s seems ready to pass the Senate... |
Salon.com
March 23, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary After senators come together to make a little Boy Scout's dreams come true, a warm glow fills the chambers. But darkness lurks... |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Next Steps for Congressional Action Reconciliation of reform bills looms. Will Schapiro get fiduciary authority she wants? |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Our Government Failed Us The final touches have been put on the financial reform bill and it's just as bad as ever. |
Registered Rep.
March 11, 2010
Kristen French |
Dodd to Introduce Financial Regulatory Overhaul Bill Monday, without Republican Support He's still hopeful that negotiations with Republican Senators will prove successful. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2010
Housel & Moscovitz |
Now's Your Chance to End Too Big to Fail The best way we can make a difference is for all of us to contact our senators now, and tell them that we need them to support the SAFE Banking Act to put hard caps on bank size and end the need for taxpayer bailouts. |
Salon.com
March 21, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 2 of the Senate's debate over campaign finance reform. Even a mild-mannered amendment can be a "poison pill" in disguise. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
A Rough New Year for Congress Let's preview the political implications for financial regulatory reform and the market. |
BusinessWeek
February 24, 2010
Paula Dwyer |
How the Political Gridlock in Washington Might End Anger at Washington and midterm elections are driving both parties to recalibrate their self-interest. A tentative bipartisanship is emerging. |
Salon.com
March 16, 2001
Jake Tapper |
McCain's last stand? As the renegade senator readies his campaign-finance bill, plenty of people are lining up against him -- including his old opponent, the new president. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
Will This Stop the Next Financial Armageddon? What key measures in the 2,322-page financial reform bill actually matter, and will they stop the next financial Armageddon? |
Registered Rep.
May 6, 2010
Kristen French |
Washington Goes Crazy For Fiduciary Standard A number of senators are scrambling to get on the fiduciary bandwagon following last weeks' Goldman Sachs hearings. |
Salon.com
March 28, 2001
Jake Tapper |
It's in the Democrats' hands As the compromises on McCain-Feingold get pounded out, skeptics wonder if Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle is really willing to bend... |
U.S. Banker
May 2009
Stacy Kaper |
Will Close Vote Doom Card Reform? Although the Senate Banking Committee has voted to adopt comprehensive credit card reforms, the close margin cast doubt on its odds for enactment. |
Salon.com
March 22, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 3: A moist moment between Kennedy and Hatch and a no-bad-news day for McCain-Feingold, but there's an awfully eerie calm. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Man Behind Congress' Too Big to Fail Remedy Weighs In on Reform Paul Kanjorski says regulators would have more power with the new legislation. |
Salon.com
March 26, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Will the Dems derail McCain-Feingold? Campaign reform diary, Week 2: After a successful first week, the bill's supporters brace for opposition from unexpected places... |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
The Weekly Walk of Shame: Wall Street Lobbyists and Your Money Wall Street has been spending an estimated $1.4 million per day lobbying to weaken rules that would limit the ability to imperil the economy, according to Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor charged with oversight of the TARP.program. |
Salon.com
May 24, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Why'd he do it? Sen. Jim Jeffords has had problems with his party for a long time, but President Bush appears to have pushed him over the edge... |
BusinessWeek
April 22, 2010
Phil Mattingly |
Are Wall Street Lobbyists Losing Clout in D.C.? A GOP senator's support for a tough derivatives bill suggests President Obama may have momentum for broader regulation overhaul. |
Salon.com
May 10, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Holding court Bush unveils the beginning of his legacy -- the people he wants to shape the law. But Democrats are plotting to keep a say in the nominations... |
Registered Rep.
April 27, 2010
Kristen French |
Goldman Case Boosts Odds For Fiduciary Standard In Senate Bill The Senate hearing with Goldman Sachs may increase the likelihood that a fiduciary standard for brokers will make it into Senator Christopher Dodd's financial regulatory reform legislation. |
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Melanie Waddell |
The Effect of Dodd's Retirement Opinions vary as to what Senator Christopher Dodd's retirement, announced in January, will mean for financial services and healthcare reform. |
Registered Rep.
March 2, 2010
Kristen French |
Senate Nears Deal, Consumer Protection At The Fed Circulated Monday by Chris Dodd, Senate banking committee chairman, the latest proposal would house a semi-autonomous consumer protection agency inside of the Federal Reserve, according a story in the Financial Times. |
Inc.
April 2007
Kate Ackley |
Possible Democratic Partners? A brief look at how the agenda of four Democrats effects U.S. businesses. |
InternetNews
June 28, 2006
Roy Mark |
Telecom Reform Debate Enters Third Day While delaying network neutrality vote, lawmakers deal with a vast array of amendments to overall bill. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
The Coming Financial Meltdown With 43 Congressional members hammering out a final version of the financial-reform bill, one of the biggest contentions remains what to do about the mind-boggling, vast, and opaque derivatives market owned by the nation's too-big-to-fail megabanks. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
How to Avoid the Next Lehman Brothers Don't go crazy with leverage. Two provisions in the financial-reform bill are critical to avoiding the next Lehman Brothers. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
How to Fail at Financial Reform Real financial reform still seems to be something of a pipe dream. What we got from Sen. Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, fell far short. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Harper & Keoun |
The Financial Reform Law: A 'Fig Leaf' It won't prevent bad bets by banks, and hence won't prevent the next financial crisis, say the experts. |
AFP eWire
April 11, 2005 |
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Charitable Reforms The April 5, 2005 hearing addressed proposals designed to curb abuses involving tax-exempt organizations. |
Registered Rep.
February 17, 2010
Kristen French |
Uniform Fiduciary Standard Still A Question Mark The fiduciary issue is not one of the major sticking points in wrangling over legislation; the big issues are banking regulations, systemic risk, credit rating agency reform, derivatives, executive compensation, and the Consumer Protection Agency. |
National Defense
May 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Sen. Levin: Lobbyists Make it Hard to Debate The defense industry's political clout occasionally can backfire. |
InternetNews
June 22, 2006
Roy Mark |
Senate Panel Delays Net Neutrality Vote Harried by time restraints, contentious Democrats and dozens of proposed amendments, the Senate Commerce Committee took a pass Thursday afternoon on network neutrality. |
Salon.com
May 21, 2001
Jake Tapper |
The Kennedy compromise Conservatives might be screaming the loudest, but Democrats made their share of concessions in the House and Senate education bills... |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2010
Steven Sloan |
Curbs on Fed Power Move from Fringe to the Forefront Once considered the biggest winner under the Obama administration's regulatory revamp plan, the Federal Reserve Board is likely to lose substantial power if reform legislation is enacted, as expected. |
Salon.com
May 26, 2001
Jake Tapper |
"The Jim Whisperer" Harry Reid, the man most responsible for guiding Sen. Jim Jeffords to a new political identity, has a long history with party-switching. |
InternetNews
February 14, 2007
Michael Hickins |
Senator Introduces 'Disappointing' E-Vote Reform Bill Florida Senator Bill Nelson has introduced a bill that would ban paperless voting. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Senator behind US chemical reform effort dies US Senator Frank Lautenberg -- the driving force behind efforts to reform the country's outdated chemical laws -- has died. |
Inc.
June 2004
Bobbie Gossage |
Snowe Me the Money Senator Snowe (among others) restores funding to the Small Business Administration. |
InternetNews
April 27, 2004
Roy Mark |
New Maneuvers on Internet Access Ban Parliamentary maneuvering bottles McCain amendment for a four-year ban on taxing Internet connections. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Senators: We Want FCC Investigation Of "Ridiculous" Cable And Internet Prices Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are demanding the Federal Communications Commission investigate what they're calling the "ridiculous prices" of broadband Internet and cable television in the United States. |
