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Senate at Impasse on Financial Reform

Posted in Consumer Financial Protection Agency

After reaching “an impasse” in negotiations with Senate Republicans on financial regulatory reform, Senator Dodd has stated that he will begin drafting legislation to present to the Senate Banking Committee. It will be interesting to see if Senator’s Dodd’s proposal appeases any Republicans since the Democrats no longer have 60 votes in their caucus.

Here is an article analyzing the differences between the House bill and the latest Senate approach.