Tag: Retirement Security

For the third straight day, Senate Republicans sided with Wall Street over Main Street, voting to block debate on Wall Street reform. Later this afternoon, however, the Senate Republicans finally decided to allow a debate Wall Street reform: Senate Republicans say they… Continue

With a large majority of Americans supporting robust oversight of Wall Street, Senate Republicans are not only blocking the reform debate, they are now offering a “package” that would dilute legislation reining in Wall Street and Big Banks–including fewer protections for consumers… Continue

Democrats in Congress are committed to reining in Big Banks and Wall Street to ensure consumers and small businesses on Main Street are protected from financial crises in the future. Last night, every Republican voted to block Wall Street reform from being… Continue

After Republicans voted tonight to block debate on Wall Street reform in the Senate, Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement: For more than a decade, Congressional Republicans failed to provide robust oversight of Wall Street, which crippled our financial system and resulted… Continue

Nearly two years after Republicans' failure to provide common-sense oversight of Big Banks and Wall Street almost brought down our financial system and resulted in 8 million American jobs lost, Congressional Republicans continue to protect Wall Street over Main Street. They are… Continue

The Democratic-led Congress continues working to create American jobs and strengthen the economy–because we must bring down the unemployment rate and restore American job security. Congressional Republicans continue to vote in lock step against job creation, tax cuts and recovery efforts and… Continue

The tax cuts in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law by President Obama last February, gave 98% of American working families and individuals a tax cut, and encouraged new job-creating investments by businesses large and small. Many of these… Continue

This week, Republican leaders appear to be renewing their efforts to kill wall street reform using Frank Luntz's discredited talking points. Since they are once again recycling fiction, we are recycling our facts: February 1, 2010REVEALED: CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS' PLAYBOOK TO KILL WALL… Continue

Under the legislative package the House passed on Sunday (the Senate-passed health bill as amended by the reconciliation bill) many key provisions take effect this year – here are some of them: IF YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESSES OWNER: SMALL BUSINESS TAX… Continue

Today, AARP announced support for the comprehensive and historic health insurance reform legislation before Congress. AARP Board Chair Bonnie Cramer writes: The legislative package cracks down on insurance company abuses and protects and strengthens guaranteed benefits in Medicare, the program millions of… Continue