Financial Reform: Moving Forward

As Wall Street reform legislation moves through the final stages of congressional passage, our fellows and writers assess what the legislation accomplishes and what remains undone.


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As Zuccotti Park is Cleared, Congress Moves to Gut Financial Reform

By Mary Bottari
November 15, 2011

In the dead of night last night, the movement to hold big banks accountable for their crimes took two major hits. Occupy Wall Street activists were swept from Zuccotti Park as radical members of Congress moved to gut funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and advance a series of shocking proposals to roll back financial reform.

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The Wall Street Reform Bill: How Much Did We Lose Getting to 60?

By Sen. Ted Kaufman
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July 15th, 2010

huffingtonpost.com — Ultimately, given the make-up of the Senate and the requirement of 60 votes, this was the best bill that could pass. For those who wish the bill was stronger, let there be no confusion about where the blame lies. It is because almost every Senator on the other side of the aisle did everything they could to stall, delay and oppose Wall Street reform.

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Scott Brown Votes for Reform-- After Selling Out to Wall Street

By Zach Carter
July 15, 2010

Wall Street reform passed Congress today, with three Republicans voting "yes," among them Scott Brown of Massachusetts. But Brown's vote came with a high price tag: he insisted on both hammering ordinary citizens with new taxes, instead of imposing them on the financial behemoths that jeopardize our economic stability. more »

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Wall Street Reform Clears Final Filibuster

By Zach Carter
July 15, 2010

Good news: The Senate just secured 60 votes to proceed on Wall Street reform, clearing the way for the legislation's final passage today or Saturday. more »

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Wall Street Reform: A Good First Step

By Zach Carter
June 25, 2010

Members of Congress finished ironing out their differences on Wall Street reform last night, and the resulting bill deserves unequivocal support from progressives and conservatives alike. But while the final package is a necessary first step to overhauling the nation's out-of-control financial sector, it will do very little to change the destructive status quo on Wall Street. more »

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