Showing posts with label Senator Elizabeth Warren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senator Elizabeth Warren. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Elizabeth Warren Slams ‘Dangerous’ Legislation That Would Weaken Wall Street Reform
Elizabeth Warren Slams ‘Dangerous’ Legislation That Would Weaken Wall Street Reform: A week after a bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee overwhelmingly approved a rollback of certain financial reforms contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, one of the Senate’s biggest consumer advocates is pushing back. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) came out swinging against the repeal of new rules meant [...]/p
Sen. Warren Requests Records On Bank Settlement Tradeoffs
Sen. Warren Requests Records On Bank Settlement Tradeoffs
"It's so nice to hear a high-profile senator asking the same question that's been on the minds of voters for some time now. Fortunately, Sen. Warren is popular enough that the bankers are a tad afraid of her"
"It's so nice to hear a high-profile senator asking the same question that's been on the minds of voters for some time now. Fortunately, Sen. Warren is popular enough that the bankers are a tad afraid of her"
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Questions Regulators’ Willingness To Prosecute Wall Street Banks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Questions Regulators’ Willingness To Prosecute Wall Street Banks: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) isn’t letting regulators off the hook for their lack of prosecutions of Wall Street banks in the wake of the financial crisis. After using her initial Senate Banking Committee hearing to press regulators about whether big banks are “too big to trial,” Warren is doing so again — this time [...]/p
Sen. Warren Continues Campaign Against 'Too Big To Jail' Banks | Common Dreams
Sen. Warren Continues Campaign Against 'Too Big To Jail' Banks | Common Dreams
"Following up on a series of questions first posed during a Senate Banking Committee Hearing earlier this year that left her concerned that the nation's largest banks weren't only "too big to fail" but "too big to jail," Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday sent a strongly worded letter to the heads of the SEC, the Justice Dept, and Federal Reserve demanding a better explanation about how these large financial institutions continue to avoid criminal trials or more aggressive prosecution by government regulators."
"Following up on a series of questions first posed during a Senate Banking Committee Hearing earlier this year that left her concerned that the nation's largest banks weren't only "too big to fail" but "too big to jail," Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday sent a strongly worded letter to the heads of the SEC, the Justice Dept, and Federal Reserve demanding a better explanation about how these large financial institutions continue to avoid criminal trials or more aggressive prosecution by government regulators."
Robert Scheer: Elizabeth Warren, a Great Investment - Robert Scheer's Columns - Truthdig
Robert Scheer: Elizabeth Warren, a Great Investment - Robert Scheer's Columns - Truthdig
"How astonishing to have a public servant who actually cares to inform the public about the inner workings of the system of crony capitalism that has wedded big government with big business. This comes at the expense of the free market that corporate lobbyists delight in invoking as an ideal while they subvert it as a reality."
"How astonishing to have a public servant who actually cares to inform the public about the inner workings of the system of crony capitalism that has wedded big government with big business. This comes at the expense of the free market that corporate lobbyists delight in invoking as an ideal while they subvert it as a reality."
Monday, May 13, 2013
Elizabeth Warren Pushes Bill to Reduce Student Loan Interest Rates | Alternet
Elizabeth Warren Pushes Bill to Reduce Student Loan Interest Rates | Alternet
"On July 1, interest rates for student loans are set to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Warren wants to reduce the rate to .75 percent for a year. A .75 interest rate is the same rate that banks pay to the federal reserve."
"On July 1, interest rates for student loans are set to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Warren wants to reduce the rate to .75 percent for a year. A .75 interest rate is the same rate that banks pay to the federal reserve."
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Why Do Students Pay More To Borrow From Gov't Than Banks?
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Elizabeth Warren: Give Students Same Loan Rate as Big Banks
Elizabeth Warren: Give Students Same Loan Rate as Big Banks
"Senator Warren Introduces the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, her first piece of stand-alone legislation, on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. The bill would enable students who are eligible for federally subsidized Stafford loans to borrow at the same rate the big banks get through the Federal Reserve discount window."
"Senator Warren Introduces the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, her first piece of stand-alone legislation, on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. The bill would enable students who are eligible for federally subsidized Stafford loans to borrow at the same rate the big banks get through the Federal Reserve discount window."
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